| 单词 | blanket tossing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblanket tossing blanket tossing n. the action or practice of throwing a person in the air repeatedly from a blanket held slackly at the corners or edges by a group of people; cf. to toss in a blanket. [Originally after Spanish manteamiento (ultimately < mantear to toss in a blanket; compare the discussion at blanketed adj.); compare earlier blanketing n. 2.] ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > public or popular punishments > [noun] > tossing in a blanket canvassing1565 blanketing1577 blanket-tossing1881 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > tossing about > tossing in a blanket blanketing1577 blanket-tossing1881 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote xxvii. 186 We shal come a hundred & a hundred times to the Blanket-tossing [Sp. los manteamientos de matras] you wotte of, and other childish trickes. 1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. 369 Never a word did he say of the blanket tossing [Sp. manteamiento] . 1913 Daily Mail 5 Aug. 6 (caption) On the right a picture of blanket-tossing by London Territorials in Arundel Park. 2020 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 10 Jan. There are traditional Inuit games such as juggling, high kicking and blanket tossing, activities that helped the people get through winter months. < as lemmas |
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