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landsknecht

noun

Meaning

  1. Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.
  2. A card game, used for gambling.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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