Tom Tiddler's groundn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒm ˈtɪdl̩əz ɡraʊnd/,

/ˌtɒm ˈtɪdləz ɡraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌtɑm ˈtɪd(ə)lərz ˌɡraʊnd/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Tom Tickler's ground.

β. 1800s– Tom Tiddler's ground, 1800s– Tom Tidler's ground, 1800s– Tommy Tiddler's ground, 1800s– Tommy Tidler's ground.

γ. 1800s Tom Titler's ground, 1800s Tom Tittler's ground, 1800s Tommy Tittler's ground, 1900s Tommy Titler's ground.

δ. 1800s– Tom Tinker's ground, 1900s– Tommy Tinker's ground.

Also with capital initial in the final element.

Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Tom , tickler n.¹, ground n.

Etymology: Apparently originally < the male forename Tom (see Tom n.¹) + the genitive of tickler n.¹ + ground n. The motivation for the second element is not entirely clear. It shows considerable variation or alteration: with the β. forms compare tiddler n.² and perhaps also tiddler n.¹; with the γ. forms compare tittler n.² and perhaps also tittler n.¹; with the δ. forms compare tinker n.¹In forms with first element Tommy showing alteration of Tom after the pet form Tommy (see Tommy n.¹).

1. A children's game in which one player, designated ‘Tom Tiddler’, tries to catch the others who run on to his or her territory, marked by a line drawn on the ground, crying ‘We're on Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up gold and silver’, the first, or sometimes the last, caught taking the place of the pursuer. Also: the name of the territory defended in this game.In quot. 1840 in figurative context: cf. sense 2.

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

1816 J. Taylor Ess. in Rhyme 6 Should a foot plebeian pass the bound, 'Tis like a trespass on Tom Tickler's ground.

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 437 Tom Tickler's ground, a juvenile sport.

1840 Colonial Gaz. 16 Dec. 833/2 At present a line is marked out, beyond which the savage and the borderer made half-savage may play at ‘Tom Tiddler's ground’ with the law, jumping in and out and picking up, if not ‘gold and silver’, the live treasure of the colonists.

1861 C. M. Yonge Stokesley Secret ii. 34 She heard the joyous cry behind her—‘I'm on Tommy Tittler's ground, Picking up gold and silver’.

1880 E. Lynn Linton Rebel of Family II. xvi Squalid children played about the door and made their Tom Tiddler's ground of the steps and street.

1908 F. Elston More Organized Games 140 A part of the playing space is marked off as Tom Tiddler's Ground, and one player, as Tom Tiddler, stands or sits in possession, pretending to be asleep.

2005 Times (Nexis) 11 Feb. 68 Asylum is an ancient and honourable human institution. Children's games, such as Tom Tiddler's Ground, French and English, and variants of tig or ‘He’, play with the concept.

2. figurative. A place where money, advantage, resources, etc., may be readily acquired, esp. one that is private, forbidden, or dangerous. Also: a disputed, intermediate, or indeterminate territory; a no man's land.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > place where money acquired readily

Tom Tiddler's ground1834

profit centre1955

1834 Metrop. Mag. Apr. 367 He soon found, to his grief, that though he was on Tom Tickler's ground, he was treading on that hallowed place which was the exclusive privilege of the king.

1855 Atlas 26 May 339/1 It may be clear that we can effect the reforms desiderated without touching upon the Tom Tinker's ground of politics.

1861 C. Dickens Tom Tiddler's Ground i, in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 12 Dec. 1/1 ‘And why Tom Tiddler's ground?’ asked the Traveller. ‘Because he scatters halfpence to Tramps and such-like,’ returned the Landlord, ‘and of course they pick 'em up.’

1897 C. S. Ryan & J. Sandes Under Red Crescent x. 266 They used to watch the exposed space with field-glasses... When Kronberg and I had safely passed this dangerous Tom Tiddler's ground, [etc.].

1910 W. Sichel Glenbervie Jrnls. i. 6 Ireland was then the Tom Tiddler's ground of parliamentary fortune hunters.

1958 Times 10 Feb. (Port of Liverpool Suppl.) p. x Here on this Tom Tiddler's ground, poised between land and water, is the key to the whole character of Liverpool.

2004 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 Mar. 40 Historians..suddenly found themselves in a Tom Tiddler's ground of original material, full of startling revelations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tom tiddlers ground
释义	Tom Tiddler's groundn. Brit. /ˌtɒm ˈtɪdl̩əz ɡraʊnd/, /ˌtɒm ˈtɪdləz ɡraʊnd/, U.S. /ˌtɑm ˈtɪd(ə)lərz ˌɡraʊnd/ Forms: α. 1800s– Tom Tickler's ground. β. 1800s– Tom Tiddler's ground, 1800s– Tom Tidler's ground, 1800s– Tommy Tiddler's ground, 1800s– Tommy Tidler's ground. γ. 1800s Tom Titler's ground, 1800s Tom Tittler's ground, 1800s Tommy Tittler's ground, 1900s Tommy Titler's ground. δ. 1800s– Tom Tinker's ground, 1900s– Tommy Tinker's ground. Also with capital initial in the final element. Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Tom , tickler n.¹, ground n. Etymology: Apparently originally < the male forename Tom (see Tom n.¹) + the genitive of tickler n.¹ + ground n. The motivation for the second element is not entirely clear. It shows considerable variation or alteration: with the β. forms compare tiddler n.² and perhaps also tiddler n.¹; with the γ. forms compare tittler n.² and perhaps also tittler n.¹; with the δ. forms compare tinker n.¹In forms with first element Tommy showing alteration of Tom after the pet form Tommy (see Tommy n.¹). 1. A children's game in which one player, designated ‘Tom Tiddler’, tries to catch the others who run on to his or her territory, marked by a line drawn on the ground, crying ‘We're on Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up gold and silver’, the first, or sometimes the last, caught taking the place of the pursuer. Also: the name of the territory defended in this game.In quot. 1840 in figurative context: cf. sense 2. 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 1816 J. Taylor Ess. in Rhyme 6 Should a foot plebeian pass the bound, 'Tis like a trespass on Tom Tickler's ground. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 437 Tom Tickler's ground, a juvenile sport. 1840 Colonial Gaz. 16 Dec. 833/2 At present a line is marked out, beyond which the savage and the borderer made half-savage may play at ‘Tom Tiddler's ground’ with the law, jumping in and out and picking up, if not ‘gold and silver’, the live treasure of the colonists. 1861 C. M. Yonge Stokesley Secret ii. 34 She heard the joyous cry behind her—‘I'm on Tommy Tittler's ground, Picking up gold and silver’. 1880 E. Lynn Linton Rebel of Family II. xvi Squalid children played about the door and made their Tom Tiddler's ground of the steps and street. 1908 F. Elston More Organized Games 140 A part of the playing space is marked off as Tom Tiddler's Ground, and one player, as Tom Tiddler, stands or sits in possession, pretending to be asleep. 2005 Times (Nexis) 11 Feb. 68 Asylum is an ancient and honourable human institution. Children's games, such as Tom Tiddler's Ground, French and English, and variants of tig or ‘He’, play with the concept. 2. figurative. A place where money, advantage, resources, etc., may be readily acquired, esp. one that is private, forbidden, or dangerous. Also: a disputed, intermediate, or indeterminate territory; a no man's land. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > place where money acquired readily Tom Tiddler's ground1834 profit centre1955 1834 Metrop. Mag. Apr. 367 He soon found, to his grief, that though he was on Tom Tickler's ground, he was treading on that hallowed place which was the exclusive privilege of the king. 1855 Atlas 26 May 339/1 It may be clear that we can effect the reforms desiderated without touching upon the Tom Tinker's ground of politics. 1861 C. Dickens Tom Tiddler's Ground i, in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 12 Dec. 1/1 ‘And why Tom Tiddler's ground?’ asked the Traveller. ‘Because he scatters halfpence to Tramps and such-like,’ returned the Landlord, ‘and of course they pick 'em up.’ 1897 C. S. Ryan & J. Sandes Under Red Crescent x. 266 They used to watch the exposed space with field-glasses... When Kronberg and I had safely passed this dangerous Tom Tiddler's ground, [etc.]. 1910 W. Sichel Glenbervie Jrnls. i. 6 Ireland was then the Tom Tiddler's ground of parliamentary fortune hunters. 1958 Times 10 Feb. (Port of Liverpool Suppl.) p. x Here on this Tom Tiddler's ground, poised between land and water, is the key to the whole character of Liverpool. 2004 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 Mar. 40 Historians..suddenly found themselves in a Tom Tiddler's ground of original material, full of startling revelations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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