Obs. rare. [app. erroneous form and use of Sp. tanteo computation, calculation, number of counters for marking a game: perh. tantoes is mispr. for tanteos.] A counter used in gaming.
1646. Earl Monm., trans. Biondi’s Civil Warres, IX. 196. Honours are the Alchimy of Princes, which like Gamesters Tantoes, are worth as much, as they are made to be worth.
