Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very complicated Russian game, something like bridge, in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the trump, and the scores are for various combinations held, for under and over tricks, honors, etc. It is very common for the windings or losings on one hand to run over 20,000 points.
- To make or prepare, as wine.
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- noun A Russian card game similar to
bridge andwhist
Etymologies
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Examples
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The slang term vint for 'hard drive' is apparently from Winchester, "the name of one of the first popular hard disk drive technologies developed by IBM in 1973."
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Alguns poemes com el nmero cinc de Catul, del que recordo una magnfica traducci al castell dErnesto Cardenal - que no he tornat the trobar - o, vint segles desprs, E.E. Cummings, Lady of Silence
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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On October 24th, 2009 at 10: 54 pm, vint 55 wrote:
Charles Heidsieck wants to burst your bubble – decanting Champagne | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Alguns poemes com el nmero cinc de Catul, del que recordo una magnfica traducci al castell dErnesto Cardenal - que no he tornat the trobar - o, vint segles desprs, E.E. Cummings, Lady of Silence
JJ Moreso: Trobada amb JPAS admin 2009
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Les collègues de John se sont mis à l'appeler "la vieille dame de John Wagner", ce qui en anglais peut aussi signifier "la moitié de John Wagner", de sorte que John en vint à redouter de sérieux ennuis avec sa femme.
Archive 2010-06-01 Rene Meertens 2010
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I would add bram cohen, vint cerf, danny sullivan, to just name a few.
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Aiz bowt CCC wif teh CHRGwdoi to pree vint the splortij!
I can go to - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Soudain, il me vint à l'idée d'offrir à la justice divine, pour les âmes du purgatoire, ... toutes mes sueurs d'angoisse.
Les Anges et les Âmes du Purgatoire de Brantigny........................ 2008
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Soudain, il me vint à l'idée d'offrir à la justice divine, pour les âmes du purgatoire, ... toutes mes sueurs d'angoisse.
Archive 2008-10-19 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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June 25, 2008 at 2:53 pm jk2kitteh needs teh CHRG splort pre vint her!
HAREBALL - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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