See Also: Pontoon(medicine)
pontoon(1)(dictionary)
pontoon(2)(dictionary)
pontoon(dictionary)
Pontoon(casino)
Pontoon - Blackjack(gambling)
pontoon bridge(dictionary)

amotion (iou) and pontoon(2) (iou)


amotion (iou)



amotion noun. arch. LME.
[Latin amotio(n-), from amot- pa. ppl stem of amovere AMOVE verb2: see -ION.]
Removal, esp. of a person from office; ousting. LME.
Deprivation of possession. M17.

pontoon(2) (iou)



pontoon noun2. E20.
[Prob. alt. of vingt-un obsolete var. of VINGT-ET-UN.]
A card-game in which players try to acquire cards with a face value totalling and not exceeding twenty-one (also called vingt-et-un). Also = NATURAL noun 6b. E20.
A prison sentence or term of twenty-one months or years. slang. M20.