Meaning of basto | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A card of the suit clubs in Spanish-suited playing cards

Examples

“Spadillio first, unconquerable Lord ! / Let off two captive trumps, and swept the board. / As many more Manillio forc'd to yield, / And march'd a victor from the verdant field. / Him Basto follow'd, but his fate more hard / Gain'd but one trump and one Plebeian card[…]”

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