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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lansquenet \Lans"que*net\, n. [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See Land, and Knight.] 1. A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe. [1913 Webster] 2. A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet. [1913 Webster] [They play] their little game of lansquenet. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]