kiss-in-the-ringn.

Brit.

/ˌkɪsɪnðəˈrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌkɪsɪnðəˈrɪŋ/

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 touches (or drops a handkerchief behind) one of the opposite sex, who thereupon leaves the ring and runs after the first, kissing him or her when caught.

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white and black1555

running game1581

blow-pointa1586

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cockelty bread1595

pouch1600

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hardhead1606

poor and rich1621

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ostomachy1656

prelledsa1660

quarter-spellsa1660

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score1710

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drop (also throw) (the) handkerchief1754

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goal1765

warpling o' the green1768

start1788

kiss-in-the-ring1801

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steal-coat1816

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scissors game1927

the dozens1928

toad in the hole1930

game1932

scissors paper stone1932

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to play chicken1949

sounding1962

joning1970

arcade game1978

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iv. iv. 285 A boy must touch a girl, and a girl a boy, and when either of them be caught they go into the middle of the ring and salute each other; hence is derived the name of kiss in the ring.

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 692 There were several parties playing at ‘Kiss in the ring’.

1862 Guardian 23 Apr. 386/2 Kiss-in-the-ring once so popular at Sydenham was decidedly at a discount.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 10 Aug. 8/2 A peculiar custom on Hampstead Heath for the week following Bank Holiday is the playing of kiss-in-the-ring on a large scale on a special part of the West Heath.

1925 W. de la Mare Broomsticks 26 There were quantities of things to eat and lots to see, and Kiss-in-the-Ring.

1936 ‘R. Crompton’ Sweet William vii. 171 The games were to be Kiss in the Ring, Postman's Knock, Turn the Trencher,..and others of similar kind.

1957 J. Masters Far, Far the Mountain Peak i. 5 Why don't I suggest a game of ring-a-ring-a-roses or kiss-in-the-ring?

1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games vi. 201 Throughout the nineteenth century ‘Kiss in the Ring’ was a favourite game at Christmas time and midsummer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kiss-in-the-ring
释义	kiss-in-the-ringn. Brit. /ˌkɪsɪnðəˈrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌkɪsɪnðəˈrɪŋ/ 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 touches (or drops a handkerchief behind) one of the opposite sex, who thereupon leaves the ring and runs after the first, kissing him or her when caught. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > others sitisota1400 papsea1450 half-bowl1477 pluck at the crow1523 white and black1555 running game1581 blow-pointa1586 hot cocklesa1586 one penny1585 cockelty bread1595 pouch1600 venter-point1600 hinch-pinch1603 hardhead1606 poor and rich1621 rowland-hoe1622 hubbub1634 handicap?a1653 owl1653 ostomachy1656 prelledsa1660 quarter-spellsa1660 yert-point1659 bob-her1702 score1710 parson has lost his cloak1712 drop (also throw) (the) handkerchief1754 French Fox1759 goal1765 warpling o' the green1768 start1788 kiss-in-the-ring1801 steal-clothes1809 steal-coat1816 petits paquets1821 bocce1828 graces1831 Jack-in-the-box1836 hot hand1849 sparrow-mumbling1852 Aunt Sally1858 gossip1880 Tambaroora1882 spoof1884 fishpond1892 nim1901 diabolo1906 Kim's game1908 beaver1910 treasure-hunt1913 roll-down1915 rock scissors paper1927 scissors cut paper1927 scissors game1927 the dozens1928 toad in the hole1930 game1932 scissors paper stone1932 Roshambo1936 Marco Polo1938 scavenger hunt1940 skish1940 rock paper scissors1947 to play chicken1949 sounding1962 joning1970 arcade game1978 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iv. iv. 285 A boy must touch a girl, and a girl a boy, and when either of them be caught they go into the middle of the ring and salute each other; hence is derived the name of kiss in the ring. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 692 There were several parties playing at ‘Kiss in the ring’. 1862 Guardian 23 Apr. 386/2 Kiss-in-the-ring once so popular at Sydenham was decidedly at a discount. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 10 Aug. 8/2 A peculiar custom on Hampstead Heath for the week following Bank Holiday is the playing of kiss-in-the-ring on a large scale on a special part of the West Heath. 1925 W. de la Mare Broomsticks 26 There were quantities of things to eat and lots to see, and Kiss-in-the-Ring. 1936 ‘R. Crompton’ Sweet William vii. 171 The games were to be Kiss in the Ring, Postman's Knock, Turn the Trencher,..and others of similar kind. 1957 J. Masters Far, Far the Mountain Peak i. 5 Why don't I suggest a game of ring-a-ring-a-roses or kiss-in-the-ring? 1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games vi. 201 Throughout the nineteenth century ‘Kiss in the Ring’ was a favourite game at Christmas time and midsummer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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