Main Entry: che·min de fer

Pronunciation: \shə-ˌman-də-ˈfer\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural che·mins de fer \same\

Etymology: French, literally, railroad

Date: 1891

: 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