punt

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pʌnt/

Verb

Australia Ireland New-Zealand UK figuratively

To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc. / (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally

Japanese Meaning

カードゲーム（バセット、バカラ、ファローなど）で遊ぶこと / 銀行に対して賭けをし、馬やその他賭け対象に賭けること / 一般的にギャンブルをする、あるいは運試しをすること

What is this buttons?

He decided to punt at the baccara table despite the dealer's warnings.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼はディーラーの警告にもかかわらずバカラのテーブルで賭けることにした。

Details

Sense（1）

To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

Here it was that, guarded by double doors, Sir Francis smoked cigars, and read Bell’s Life in London, and went to sleep after dinner, when he was not smoking over the billiard-table at his clubs, or punting at the gambling-houses in Saint James’s.

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