1. Noun
A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes.
2. Noun
A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.
3. Noun
Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.
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