First Known Use: 1891
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chemin de fer
noun che·min de fer \shə-ˌman-də-ˈfer\
plural che·mins de fer \same\
Definition of CHEMIN DE FER
: a card game in which two hands are dealt, any number of players may bet against the dealer, and the winning hand is the one that comes closer to but does not exceed a count of nine on two or three cards
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Origin of CHEMIN DE FER
French, literally, railroad
Rhymes with CHEMIN DE FER
breath of fresh air, butterfly chair, chargé d'affaires, commissionaire, concessionaire, couturiere, devil-may-care, director's chair, electric chair, enamelware, intensive care, lighter-than-air, memoriter, minimal pair, out of one's hair, Parian ware, pied-à-terre, primary care, ready-to-wear, social welfare, son et lumière, spectacled bear, surface-to-air, up in the air, vanity fair, vogue la galère
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