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MATADOR

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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 875 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MATADOR  , a

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Spanish word meaning literally " killer," from similar,
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Lat. mactare, especially applied to the
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principal performer in a
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bull-fight, whose
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function it is to slay the bull (see BULL-FIGHTING) . The word is also used of certain important
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cards in such
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games as
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quadrille,
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ombre, &c., and more particularly of a
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special
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form of the
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game of
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dominoes .

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