| 单词 | subbuteo tournament |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSubbuteo tournament A proprietary name for: a tabletop version of Association Football in which players use their fingers to flick miniature footballers mounted on weighted bases at the ball in order to strike it towards the goal. Also: a variant of this game based on some other field sport. Frequently attributive, as Subbuteo team, Subbuteo tournament, etc.Cf. table football n. at table n. Compounds 1g, Foosball n., etc. ΚΠ 1948 Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 Apr. 271/1 Subbuteo. 1948 Sporting Mirror 21 May 10/3 (advt.) Send 3d. stamp for full details of Subbuteo, the game of Table Soccer... Played with 22 miniature men, ball and goals. 1974 A. Collins Diary 5 Jan. in Where did it all go Right? (2003) 78 We went shopping in the morning, Simon bought a beret and I bought a Subbuteo team. 1983 East Anglian Daily Times 4 May 12/1 Hadleigh looks set to stage its first open Subbuteo tournament. 1996 Times (Nexis) 14 Dec. (Sports section) Did you know that there are Subbuteo versions of speedway, cricket, hockey and even angling? 2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 xv. 409 It wasn't a party, just a few of the lads come round to play Subbuteo on a Sunday afternoon. < as lemmas |
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