| 单词 | moccasin game |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoccasin game moccasin game n. chiefly Canadian and historical a gambling game originating among North American Indians (esp. in Canada), in which players attempt to guess the number of small objects hidden in a moccasin; (also) a game in which an object is hidden inside one of several moccasins, and players attempt to guess which one. ΚΠ 1850 C. Lanman in Southern Literary Messenger 16 727/2 The principal employment to which the men devote themselves is that of lounging about the encampment, shooting at marks, and playing the moccasin game. 1921 P. L. Haworth Trailmakers Northwest 146 A small but excited circle..are deeply engaged in gambling by what is known as the ‘moccasin game’. In an empty moccasin are placed sundry buttons and bullets, which, being shaken up, involve the guessing of the number in the shoe. 2000 Arizona Republic (Electronic ed.) 1 Jan. A contest called..moccasin game... Traditionally, opponents searched for a yucca ball hidden in moccasins. < as lemmas |
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