| 单词 | british bulldog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBritish Bulldog British Bulldog n. (a) the bulldog, regarded as a quintessentially British breed and used to symbolize a spirit of courage and tenacity thought characteristic of the British; (hence) a courageous or tenacious British person; (b) a children's game in which players have to cross an open space without being intercepted and seized by an opponent in the middle, those caught joining the opponent in attempting to catch other players. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > other chasing games course-a-park1613 hunt the squirrel1742 Tom Tiddler's ground1816 one catch all1854 Relievo1877 pig in the middle1887 Red Rover1891 ring-a-levio1891 stuck-in-the-mud1944 British Bulldog1949 kiss chase1957 stick-in-the-mud1968 1829 Bristol Mercury 27 Jan. 1/2 Though they [sc. Catholics] may cast a net of adamant over the lordly lion, they cannot check the spirit of the British bulldog. 1862 Daily News 12 Aug. 4/5 The self-styled British bull-dog quietly submitted to be fondled by an Arch-duchess into a Hapsburg pet. 1949 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 21 May 16/4 Al Fenton..led the soccer game, with Bob Pomery..handling the Izzy-Dizzy and British Bulldog games. 1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games iii. 138 ‘British Bulldog’ is the toughest, and the most popular, of the games in which players are waylaid while crossing a street or open space. 1991 P. Gzowski Fourth Morningside Papers ix. 205 A thousand memories tumbled through my mind: games of scrub and British Bulldog in the gravelled schoolyard, marbles and soakers in the spring. 1999 Daily Star 23 Apr. 48/2 His band of internationals failed to find the British bulldog spirit needed to come from behind. < as lemmas |
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