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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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