English Dictionary: keno | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for keno | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keno \Ke"no\, n. [F. quine five winning numbers, fr. L. quini five each, quinque five. See {Five}.] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. [U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lotto \Lot"to\, n. [F. loto or It. lotto, prop., a lot; of German origin. See {Lot}.] A game of chance, played with cards, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance. The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. A variety of lotto is called {keno}. [Often written {loto}.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Keno, OR Zip code(s): 97627 |