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Matador : (noun)
1: the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final
passes and kill the bull
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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