单词 | hunt the slipper |
释义 | > as lemmashunt the slipper hunt the slipper n. a parlour game in which all the players but one sit in a ring and pass a slipper covertly from one to another, the remaining player standing in the middle and seeking to get hold of it. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > hunt the slipper, etc. hunt the whistle1757 hunt the slipper1766 shuffle the slipper1766 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xi. 100 Last of all, they sate down to hunt the slipper. 1885 Athenæum 16 May 635/3 The courtiers, playing at ‘hunt the slipper’ in a very decorous manner. 1897 Daily News 5 May 5/3 When the game of hunt the slipper was broken off for the day, the Committee..took the evidence of Mr. Lionel Phillips. < as lemmas |
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