A kind of game, apparently involving an exchange of blows.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > others (69) sitisota1400 A kind of game, apparently involving an exchange of blows. papsea1450 A type of game, perhaps involving buffets or blows (of the hand). half-bowl1477 A game played with a hemisphere of wood and fifteen small pins of a conical form. pluck at the crow1523 intransitive. Scottish. pluck at the crow: the name of a game, apparently in which a person was pulled by the clothes and hair by the other players… white and black1555 a game of some kind (not identified). running game1581 (a) a game that involves running; (b) Sport the part of a player or team's play that involves running; the part of a sporting contest that… blow-pointa1586 a game (see quot. 1801). hot cocklesa1586 A game in which one player lies face downwards, or kneels down with the eyes covered, and attempts to guess which of the other players has struck… one penny1585 the name of a game, seen as the equivalent of ancient Greek basilinda. cockelty bread1595 A type of bread; (perhaps) bread made from dough kneaded with the buttocks (see note). pouch1600 The name of a game. Obsolete. rare. venter-point1600 (Some game.) hinch-pinch1603 The name of some rustic game. hardhead1606 A game in which two or more contestants headbutt each other as a test of physical toughness; frequently in to play at hardheads. Also in later use… poor and rich1621 a kind of game (not identified). rowland-hoe1622 A kind of game (not identified). hubbub1634 A name given by the New England colonists to a noisy game of the Indians. handicap?a1653 A game in which one person claims an article belonging to another and offers something in exchange, an umpire being chosen to decide the… owl1653 A kind of game (not identified). Obsolete. rare. ostomachy1656 A game played with bones (see quot.). prelledsa1660 A game (not identified). quarter-spellsa1660 some kind of game. yert-point1659 = yark, n. 1 yert-point n. name of some game (cf. blow-point n. at blow-, comb._form affix 3). bob-her1702 score1710 plural as the name of a game. Obsolete. parson has lost his cloak1712 a forfeit game in which players, under assumed names, accuse each other of stealing the parson's cloak (or coat, etc.), anyone failing to answer… drop (also throw) (the) handkerchief1754 any of various games in which a person near whom a handkerchief is dropped or to whom one is thrown runs after and tries to catch the person who… French Fox1759 a type of active indoor game. goal1765 The name of various games and sports; spec. (a) (in plural) Eton College (an early or informal name for) the field game (historical and rare in later… warpling o' the green1768 the action of the verb; †warpling o' the green, a rustic game. start1788 North American. A game (not identified). Obsolete. kiss-in-the-ring1801 An open-air game played by young people of both sexes, who stand in a ring with hands joined, except one who runs round outside the ring and… steal-clothes1809 steal-coat1816 (see quots.). petits paquets1821 A kind of party game. Also in singular. Obsolete. bocce1828 An Italian game similar to bowls, usually played on a narrow clay or gravel court. graces1831 In plural. Frequently with the. A game, usually for two players, in which participants use a pair of slender rods to throw and catch a hoop in turn… Jack-in-the-box1836 A sideshow game in which players throw sticks at an object placed on top of a larger stick standing in a hole, in order to claim the article as a… hot hand1849 Chiefly with capital initials. = hot cockles, n. 1. sparrow-mumbling1852 the action of holding a cock-sparrow's wing in the mouth, and attempting to draw in the head by movement of the lips. Aunt Sally1858 A game traditionally played in some parts of England, in which players throw sticks or balls at a wooden target (formerly also Old Aunt Sally)… gossip1880 Some kind of game. (Cf. Scandal.) Tambaroora1882 Used to designate a bar game in which the winner buys drinks for the players. Also in combinations, as Tambaroora muster. spoof1884 A game of a hoaxing and nonsensical character. Also, a trivial round game of cards in which certain cards when occurring together are denominated… fishpond1892 A game in which participants try to catch toy fish; also, a receptacle at a fair, etc., from which small parcels can be extracted by means of a… nim1901 A game in which two players alternately take one or more objects from one of a number of heaps, each trying to take, or to compel the other to take… diabolo1906 A game or performance in which a top (of the kind described at sense 1) is spun and balanced on a string suspended between two sticks held in the… Kim's game1908 A memory-testing game (see quots.). beaver1910 (a) A beard; (b) a bearded person; (c) a game, in which points are scored in various ways by ‘spotting’ beards. treasure-hunt1913 a hunt for treasure; frequently figurative and transferred a game in which hidden objects are searched for, often by following a trail of clues. roll-down1915 More fully (Japanese) roll down game. A game, usually played at a fair or arcade, in which balls are rolled on a board into numbered holes or… rock scissors paper1927 = rock paper scissors, n. scissors cut paper1927 In various phrases referring to the game of rock paper scissors (rock paper scissors, n.), as scissors and stones, scissors cut paper, scissors game… scissors game1927 In various phrases referring to the game of rock paper scissors (rock paper scissors, n.), as scissors and stones, scissors cut paper, scissors game… the dozens1928 the dozens: (in African-American usage) a game or ritualized exchange of verbal insults, usually about the family (esp. the mother) of one's opponent… toad in the hole1930 toad in the hole: a name applied to various games, esp. a form of hide-and-seek and a game in which lead discs are thrown at holes in a wooden… game1932 A mechanical (later also electromechanical) piece of equipment, popularized by use in amusement arcades and often coin-operated, on which games such… scissors paper stone1932 = rock paper scissors, n. Roshambo1936 = rock paper scissors, n. Also as int. Marco Polo1938 A type of tag game played in a swimming pool or natural body of water, in which a player who is blindfolded or closing his or her eyes attempts to… scavenger hunt1940 a game in which people try to collect certain miscellaneous objects from the neighbourhood. skish1940 A game in which participants use fishing tackle to cast a plug or fly at a target on dry land. Also attributive. rock paper scissors1947 A game (used esp. to settle petty disputes or as a tiebreaker) in which, at an agreed signal, each participant makes a gesture with one hand… to play chicken1949 Chiefly in to play chicken. A game in which the first person to lose his or her nerve and withdraw from an increasingly dangerous situation is… sounding1962 Black English. Playing the dozens (play, v. 13i). joning1970 A name given by black Americans to a game characterized by the exchange of insults; ‘playing the dozens’. arcade game1978 a (mechanical or electronic) game of a type originally popularized in amusement arcades. Subcategories:— specific part (1) — participant (1) |
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