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a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a timeSynonyms: monteType of card game, cards

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

three-card monte

a gambling game using playing cards, in which a dealer shows a bettor three cards face up and specifies one to be identified, and after the cards are turned face down and moved around quickly, the bettor must identify which of the three cards is the specified card. It is sometimes engaged in by dealers on the streets of a city, with bets made by passers-by.

From the entry Monte.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54