Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gaming-table or an establishment where monte is played; also, the bank or pile of money usually placed in front of the dealer, and used in paying the stakes.
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Examples
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Roberto, a polite translation of "Bob the Bucker," cleaned out at a monte-bank in Santa Cruz, penniless and profligate, had sold his mustang to Don Jose and recklessly thrown himself in with the bargain.
The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales Bret Harte 1869
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He accordingly made ready to leave, and was on the eve of starting when a friend invited him to visit a monte-bank which had been organized at the rendezvous.
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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