| 单词 | ring taw |
| 释义 | > as lemmasring taw ring taw n. now regional a game of marbles in which marbles are put in a demarcated ring and aimed at. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > type of game taw1709 chock1819 ring taw1828 knucks1840 spannims1847 three-holes1853 knuckle-down1859 bonce1862 spanners1881 stonk1896 1828 Lights & Shades Eng. Life II. 156 ‘I should like to play you a game at marbles.’ ‘Marbles! you mean ring taw’. ‘Yes’. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 134/2 I've noticed them, too, playing at ring-taw. 1939 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 52 119 The boys appear with sacks of marbles, shouting the curious argot that accompanies their games of alley-pot and ring-taw. 2001 Observer 22 Apr. (Cash section) 11/1 The Tinsley Green championship game is called ring taw, equivalent to the American ringer play. < as lemmas |
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