Lansquenet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lansquenet \Lans"que*net\, n. [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot
     soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot
     soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See {Land}, and
     {Knight}.]
     1. A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and
        16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in


        France and Western Europe.
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     2. A game at cards, vulgarly called {lambskinnet}.
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              [They play] their little game of lansquenet.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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