[Ads-l] Antedating of "Baccarat"

[Shapiro, Fred]

baccarat (OED 1866)

1864 _Sporting Gazette_ 1 Oct. 780 (19th Century U.K. Periodicals)  "My son," with a pardonable anticipation, said the enemy of manking, "you shall win ever and aye, whether you play _trente et quarante_, _roulette_, _baccarat_, or _chemin de fer_; at whist, trumps shall flow into your hand.

Fred Shapiro

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