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pontoon2

Pronunciation: /pɒnˈtuːn/

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Definition of pontoon

noun

[mass noun] British
  • the card game blackjack or vingt-et-un: he got me to go into his room for a hand of pontoon
  • [count noun] a hand of two cards totalling 21 in pontoon.

Origin:

early 20th century: probably an alteration of vingt-et-un 'twenty-one'

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