A game in which one tries to catch a suspended cherry with the teeth; bob-cherry.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth (8) chop-cherry1561 A game in which one tries to catch a suspended cherry with the teeth; bob-cherry. flap-dragon1601 ‘A play in which they catch raisins out of burning brandy and, extinguishing them by closing the mouth, eat them’ (Johnson); = snapdragon, n. bob-apple1681 a game in which children bob for apples, either floating in water, or suspended. snapdragon1704 A game or amusement (usually held at Christmas) consisting of snatching raisins out of a bowl or dish of burning brandy or other spirit and… bob-cherry1741 a game in which the player tries to catch with his teeth a cherry suspended at the end of a string. snap-apple1823 (see quot. 1823). bob-a-cherry1899 attributive (cf. bob-cherry n.). Subcategories:— raisin, etc. (1) |
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