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petits-chevaux

petits-chevaux noun: a gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of concentric circular slits, in which revolve, each independently on its own axis, figures of jockeys on horseback, distinguished by numbers or colors.

petits-chevaux: a gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of...
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Noun

petits-chevaux (uncountable)

  1. A gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of concentric circular slits, in which revolve, each independently on its own axis, figures of jockeys on horseback, distinguished by numbers or colors.

petits-chevaux meaning in Tamil

petits-chevaux in Tamil

சூதாட்ட விளையாட்டு வகை

Origin of petits-chevaux

From French [Term?] (literally “little horses”).

Questions about petits-chevaux

What does petits-chevaux mean?
Petits-chevaux means a gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of concentric circular slits, in which revolve, each independently on its own axis, figures of jockeys on horseback, distinguished by numbers or colors.
What is petits-chevaux in Tamil?
Petits-chevaux in Tamil is சூதாட்ட விளையாட்டு வகை. See Petits-chevaux meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petits-chevaux?
Petits-chevaux is a noun.

Words near petits-chevaux in the dictionary

  1. petits gateaux
  2. petits gâteaux
  3. petits maîtres
  4. petits pois
  5. petits soupers
  6. petits-chevaux
  7. petits-maîtres
  8. Petitt
  9. Petitti
  10. Petittis
  11. Petitts

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