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Meanings of fan tan in English

A Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

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        Examples for "fantan"
        Examples for "fantan"
        1
        There's a new one this week, the Fantan, fifty cents each, will you have that?
        Frenzied Fiction
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        I especially liked the fantans, which, like a deck of cards, could be pulled apart in tender stages.
        The bread lover's bread machine cookbook: a master baker's 300 f...
        Usage of fan tan in English
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        As Tyrone and Meath fans tanned themselves at Croke Park, the boatmen of Whiddy Island shelved their oars and squelched indoors.
        The Irish Times