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matador

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Matadore  \Mat"a*dore\,  Matador  \Mat"a*dor\,  n.  [Sp.  matador, 
  prop.,  a  killer,  fr  matar  to  kill,  L.  mactare  to  sacrifice, 
  kill.] 
  1.  The  killer;  the  man  appointed  to  kill  the  bull  in 
  bullfights. 
 
  2.  (Card  Playing)  In  the  game  of  quadrille  or  omber,  the 
  three  principal  trumps,  the  ace  of  spades  being  the  first 
  the  ace  of  clubs  the  third  and  the  second  being  the  deuce 
  of  a  black  trump  or  the  seven  of  a  red  one 
 
  When  Lady  Tricksey  played  a  four  You  took  it  with  a 
  matadore.  --Swift. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Matador  \Mat"a*dor\,  n. 
  1.  [Skat]  The  jack  of  clubs,  or  any  other  trump  held  in 
  sequence  with  it  whether  by  the  player  or  by  his 
  adversaries. 
 
  2.  A  certain  game  of  dominoes  in  which  four  dominoes  (the 
  4-3,  5-2,  6-1,  and  double  blank),  called  matadors,  may  be 
  played  at  any  time  in  any  way 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  matador 
  n  :  the  principal  bullfighter  who  is  appointed  to  make  the  final 
  passes  and  kill  the  bull 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Matador,  TX  (town,  FIPS  47004) 
  Location:  34.01507  N,  100.82124  W 
  Population  (1990):  790  (458  housing  units) 
  Area:  3.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  79244




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