单词 | polish draughts |
释义 | > as lemmasPolish draughts Polish draughts n. [called in French le jeu de dames à la polonaise (Manoury, 1750), in Poland warcaby francuskie, literally ‘French draughts’] a form of draughts played on a board of 100 squares, in which each player starts with twenty pieces. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > games similar to draughts > [noun] > Polish draughts Polish draughts1733 Polish1768 1733 Craftsman No. 376. 156 The game of Polish Draughts, where you will see the whole Board engaged in the important business of making Kings. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 308 They play at what we call Polish drafts. 1960 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games ii. 75 Modifications in the rules have been made and as now played, Polish draughts must rank as one of the great board games of the world. 1999 Times (Nexis) 24 July International draughts, sometimes called French, Dutch or Polish draughts, dates from about 1725. It has been rising in popularity in recent years. < as lemmas |
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