pick-up-sticksn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪkʌpstɪks/, U.S.

/ˈpɪkəpˌstɪks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, up adv.¹, stick n.¹

Etymology: < pick v.¹ + up adv.¹ + the plural of stick n.¹

Originally U.S.

A game in which a bundle of sticks or straws is thrown on a table and have to be removed one at a time without disturbing the rest of the heap. Cf. jackstraw n. 2, spillikin n. 1a.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games played with straws or sticks > [noun]

spillikins1734

straw1765

jackstraws1795

long-straws1835

pick-up-sticks1936

1936 Hammond (Indiana) Times 18 Dec. 12/4 After the group had a delicious luncheon the amusing game of ‘Pick Up Sticks’ was introduced by the hostess.

1937 Fortune May 18 Pick Up Sticks is descended from a Hungarian game called Marokko, which was brought to the U.S. early in 1936 by Eugene Levay... The name derives from a Beatrice Lillie variation of the childhood rhyme.

1974 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 26 Sept. Over 100 years ago children were making airplanes out of the pods from maple trees, playing pick-up sticks and having tea parties.

1991 G. Keillor WLT: Radio Romance iv. 27 My dad came home from the ice plant and played pick-up-sticks with us kids while Mother made spaghetti and meatballs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pick-up-sticks
释义	pick-up-sticksn. Brit. /ˈpɪkʌpstɪks/, U.S. /ˈpɪkəpˌstɪks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, up adv.¹, stick n.¹ Etymology: < pick v.¹ + up adv.¹ + the plural of stick n.¹ Originally U.S. A game in which a bundle of sticks or straws is thrown on a table and have to be removed one at a time without disturbing the rest of the heap. Cf. jackstraw n. 2, spillikin n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games played with straws or sticks > [noun] spillikins1734 straw1765 jackstraws1795 long-straws1835 pick-up-sticks1936 1936 Hammond (Indiana) Times 18 Dec. 12/4 After the group had a delicious luncheon the amusing game of ‘Pick Up Sticks’ was introduced by the hostess. 1937 Fortune May 18 Pick Up Sticks is descended from a Hungarian game called Marokko, which was brought to the U.S. early in 1936 by Eugene Levay... The name derives from a Beatrice Lillie variation of the childhood rhyme. 1974 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 26 Sept. Over 100 years ago children were making airplanes out of the pods from maple trees, playing pick-up sticks and having tea parties. 1991 G. Keillor WLT: Radio Romance iv. 27 My dad came home from the ice plant and played pick-up-sticks with us kids while Mother made spaghetti and meatballs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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