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ban·co

(băng′kō, bäng′-)

n. pl. ban·cos

A bet in certain gambling games for the entire amount the banker offers to accept.

interj.

Used to announce such a bet.

[Italian, variant of banca, from Old Italian; see bank².]

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banco

(ˈbæŋkəʊ)

interj

(Gambling, except Cards) a call in gambling games such as chemin de fer and baccarat by a player or bystander who wishes to bet against the entire bank

[C18: from French from Italian: bank]

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Bar, strengthened as usual with his double eye-glass and his little jury droop, was overjoyed to see the engaging young Barnacle; and opined that we were going to sit in Banco, as we lawyers called it, to take a special argument?

'Just so, just so,' said Bar, nodding his head, for he was not to be put off in that way, 'and therefore I spoke of our sitting in Banco to take a special argument--meaning this to be a high and solemn occasion, when, as Captain Macheath says, "the judges are met: a terrible show!" We lawyers are sufficiently liberal, you see, to quote the Captain, though the Captain is severe upon us.

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