Lexicographical Neighbors of Taroks
Literary usage of Taroks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards by John King Van Rensselaer (1912)
"of highest value in the Austrian taroks is the World, and is called after its
predecessor, retaining the name, as well as its position in the pack, ..."
2. Comparative Grammar of the Languages of Further India: A Fragment and Other by Charles James Forbes Smith-Forbes (1881)
"... armies of "taroks," and as this same name is now applied to the Chinese, the
invaders are supposed to tave been of that race. ..."
3. The Province of Burma: A Report Prepared on Behalf of the University of Chicago by Alleyne Ireland (1907)
"Sir George Scott says: " Whence the name Shan came is an unsolved riddle. We have
seen that the Burmese almost certainly first knew the Tai as taroks or ..."
4. The Province of Burma: A Report Prepared on Behalf of the University of Chicago by Alleyne Ireland (1907)
"Sir George Scott says: " Whence the name Shan came is an unsolved riddle. We have
seen that the Burmese almost certainly first knew the Tai as taroks or ..."
5. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"... Eight taroks! Why then, in the name of h—11, did you not take it ? " " Why,
what did you lead spades for ? " " What the deuce do you mean, sir ? ..."
6. Researches Into the History of Playing Cards: With Illustrations of the by Samuel Weller Singer (1816)
"... de la Loterie plai- taroks or Terrestrial Trumps.—Florio in sante, a Paris,
chez Etienne Loyson, 1668. Voce. 12mo. ..."
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