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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Omber \Om"ber\, Ombre \Om"bre\, noun [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre, lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See {Human}.] A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. --Pope.
When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free, And, joined to two, he fails not to make three. --Young.
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