A boys' game in which one player places his hands upon the bent back or shoulders of another and leaps or vaults over him. Also, a jump or leap of…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > leap-frog (12) leap-frog1600 A boys' game in which one player places his hands upon the bent back or shoulders of another and leaps or vaults over him. Also, a jump or leap of… truss1627 Name of some game. Cf. truss-a-fail, n. Obsolete. rare. cock-horse1648 The game of leapfrog. Obsolete. rare. truss-a-faila1658 Apparently the name of some game. Cf. truss, n. 8. skip-frog1699 the game of leap-frog. hop-frog1720 = leap-frog, n. frog in the middle (also meadow)1790 In names of games, as frog in the middle (also meadow), frog over an old dog. Now chiefly historical. fly-the-garter1818 A game in which the players leap from one side of a ‘garter’ or line of stones over the back of one of their number. frog over an old dog1847–78 In names of games, as frog in the middle (also meadow), frog over an old dog. Now chiefly historical. Subcategories:— a single jump (1) — participants (2) |
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