thread-needlen.

Forms: Also thread-the-needle; thread the ( my) needle-eye, my grandmother's, the tailor's needle; dialect grandy needles.

Etymology: < thread v. + needle n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthread-ˌneedle.

1. A children's game, in which, all joining hands, the player at one end of the string passes between the last two at the other end, the rest following.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > others

buckle-pit1532

marrowbone1533

put-pin?1577

primus secundus1584

fox in the hole1585

haltering of Hick's mare1585

muss1591

pushpin1598

Jack-in-the-box1600

a penny in the forehead1602

buckerels1649

bumdockdousse1653

peck-point1653

toro1660

wheelbarrow1740

thread-needle1751

thrush-a-thrush1766

runaway ring?1790

Gregory1801

pick-point1801

fighting cocks1807

runaway knock1813

tit-tat-toe1818

French and English1820

honeypots1821

roly-poly1821

tickle-tail1821

pottle1822

King of Cantland1825

tip-top-castle1834

tile1837

statue1839

chip stone1843

hen and chickens1843

king of the castle1843

King Caesar1849

rap-jacket1870

old witch1881

tick-tack-toe1884

twos and threes1896

last across (the road)1904

step1909

king of the hill1928

Pooh-sticks1928

trick or treat1928

stare-you-out1932

king of the mountain1933

dab cricket1938

Urkey1938

trick-or-treating1941

seven-up1950

squashed tomato1959

slot-racing1965

Pog1993

knights-

1751 Advent. G. Edwards 140 (Halliwell) Eight people..joining hands like children at thread-needle.

1799 S. Lee Clergyman's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 443 Children..playing thread my grandmother's needle.

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 692 One of the prettiest sights was a game at ‘Thread my needle’, played by about a dozen lasses.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. x. 235 From top to bottom, the young men and women were running in a long ‘Thread-the-needle’.

2. thread the needle n. as verb phr.: (a) in dancing, denoting the movement in which the lady passes under her partner's arm, their hands being joined; (b) to pass in and out in a winding course; (c) in shooting: see quot. 1895².

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move in winding course

to turn and winda1398

wreathea1500

twine1553

indent1567

virea1586

crank1594

to dance the hay or hays1600

maze1605

serpent1606

to indent the way1612

cringlea1629

indenture1631

circumgyre1634

twist1635

glomerate1638

winda1682

serpentine1767

meander1785

zigzag1787

zag1793

to worm one's way1822

vandyke1828

crankle1835

thread the needle1843

switchback1903

rattlesnake1961

zig1969

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > shoot competitively [verb (transitive)] > fire rifle ball through auger-hole

thread the needle1843

society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [verb (intransitive)] > figures > specific figures

set1652

balance1775

poussette1798

thread the needle1843

1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol ii. 62 Advance and retire, hold hands with your partner; bow and curtsey; corkscrew; thread-the-needle, and back again to your place.

1895 Daily News 12 June 7/2 The toiling oarsman..might then have to ‘thread the needle’ (inshore for the boat, outside for the punt, close astern).

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. (at cited word) To thread the needle (Western U.S.), to fire a rifle-ball through an auger-hole barely large enough to allow the ball to pass without enlarging the hole.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	thread-needle
释义	thread-needlen. Forms: Also thread-the-needle; thread the ( my) needle-eye, my grandmother's, the tailor's needle; dialect grandy needles. Etymology: < thread v. + needle n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthread-ˌneedle. 1. A children's game, in which, all joining hands, the player at one end of the string passes between the last two at the other end, the rest following. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > others buckle-pit1532 marrowbone1533 put-pin?1577 primus secundus1584 fox in the hole1585 haltering of Hick's mare1585 muss1591 pushpin1598 Jack-in-the-box1600 a penny in the forehead1602 buckerels1649 bumdockdousse1653 peck-point1653 toro1660 wheelbarrow1740 thread-needle1751 thrush-a-thrush1766 runaway ring?1790 Gregory1801 pick-point1801 fighting cocks1807 runaway knock1813 tit-tat-toe1818 French and English1820 honeypots1821 roly-poly1821 tickle-tail1821 pottle1822 King of Cantland1825 tip-top-castle1834 tile1837 statue1839 chip stone1843 hen and chickens1843 king of the castle1843 King Caesar1849 rap-jacket1870 old witch1881 tick-tack-toe1884 twos and threes1896 last across (the road)1904 step1909 king of the hill1928 Pooh-sticks1928 trick or treat1928 stare-you-out1932 king of the mountain1933 dab cricket1938 Urkey1938 trick-or-treating1941 seven-up1950 squashed tomato1959 slot-racing1965 Pog1993 knights- 1751 Advent. G. Edwards 140 (Halliwell) Eight people..joining hands like children at thread-needle. 1799 S. Lee Clergyman's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 443 Children..playing thread my grandmother's needle. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 692 One of the prettiest sights was a game at ‘Thread my needle’, played by about a dozen lasses. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. x. 235 From top to bottom, the young men and women were running in a long ‘Thread-the-needle’. 2. thread the needle n. as verb phr.: (a) in dancing, denoting the movement in which the lady passes under her partner's arm, their hands being joined; (b) to pass in and out in a winding course; (c) in shooting: see quot. 1895². ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move in winding course to turn and winda1398 wreathea1500 twine1553 indent1567 virea1586 crank1594 to dance the hay or hays1600 maze1605 serpent1606 to indent the way1612 cringlea1629 indenture1631 circumgyre1634 twist1635 glomerate1638 winda1682 serpentine1767 meander1785 zigzag1787 zag1793 to worm one's way1822 vandyke1828 crankle1835 thread the needle1843 switchback1903 rattlesnake1961 zig1969 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > shoot competitively [verb (transitive)] > fire rifle ball through auger-hole thread the needle1843 society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [verb (intransitive)] > figures > specific figures set1652 balance1775 poussette1798 thread the needle1843 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol ii. 62 Advance and retire, hold hands with your partner; bow and curtsey; corkscrew; thread-the-needle, and back again to your place. 1895 Daily News 12 June 7/2 The toiling oarsman..might then have to ‘thread the needle’ (inshore for the boat, outside for the punt, close astern). 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. (at cited word) To thread the needle (Western U.S.), to fire a rifle-ball through an auger-hole barely large enough to allow the ball to pass without enlarging the hole. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1751
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