tombolan.

Brit.

/tɒmˈbəʊlə/, U.S.

/tɑmˈboʊlə/,

/ˈtɑmbələ/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: French tombola; Italian tombola.

Etymology: < (i) French tombola kind of raffle or lottery (1835), and its etymon (ii) Italian tombola (1779) < tombolare to turn a somersault, fall upside down, tumble (15th cent.), extended (infixed) variant of tombare to fall, to tumble (13th cent.: see tumble v.).The sense ‘container from which tickets are drawn in this game’ appears to have arisen within English.

Originally and chiefly British.

A kind of raffle or lottery in which numbered tickets are drawn at random, a player winning a prize if the ticket he or she draws corresponds to one pre-assigned to that prize. Also: the container from which tickets are drawn in this game, now typically a revolving drum or barrel.Tombolas are typically played at fêtes or fairs, often to raise money for charity.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > lottery or raffle > [noun] > type of

Ragmana1393

lottery general1567

standing lottery1613

malt lottery1697

little go1795

great go1809

tombola1835

Tattersall1895

golden goal1968

1835 Morning Post 30 Mar. 4/5 The drawing of the tombola, a lottery for which tickets have been given to all that have frequented the twelve balls.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. xv. 113 You have a tombola for a famine, you have a dramatic performance for a flood, you have a concert for a fire.

1883 Daily News 19 July 5/7 There were various other Chinese articles for sale, and a tombola with all prizes and no blanks.

1917 Times 29 Oct. 1/4 The following firms are gratefully thanked for gifts for the Tombola, which include model gowns, hats, furs, &c.

1972 Where Jan. 18/1 A school hall or playground..with colourful stalls and the sound of the tombola rolling, assumes less of an institutional atmosphere.

2001 ‘M. C. Beaton’ Agatha Raisin & Love from Hell 76 Wouldn't you feel better doing something at the fête, dearie? I mean, we need someone for the tombola.

Compounds

General attributive, as tombola prize, tombola stall, tombola ticket, etc.

ΚΠ

1843 Morning Post 9 May (advt.) Musical novelty—Tombola concerts... In addition to the amusements of the evening, a gratuitous Distribution of Chances for the following Prizes will be made.

1859 Illustr. London News 12 Nov. 473/3 A tombola ticket.

1896 San Jose (Calif.) Let. 11 July 4/2 10:30 P.M—Drawing of the 50 Tombola prizes.

1908 South Afr. 9 May 371/1 Miss Barsdorf and Miss Dietsch were at the ‘Tombola’ stall.

1987 Observer 15 Feb. 21/8 The Concourse Gallery at the Barbican.., shaped like the inside of a tombola drum.

2001 Austral. Gourmet Traveller Aug. 134/1 The Strøget stroll..involves..winning embarrassingly large fluffy toys at a streetside tombola tent.

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

单词	tombola
释义	tombolan. Brit. /tɒmˈbəʊlə/, U.S. /tɑmˈboʊlə/, /ˈtɑmbələ/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: French tombola; Italian tombola. Etymology: < (i) French tombola kind of raffle or lottery (1835), and its etymon (ii) Italian tombola (1779) < tombolare to turn a somersault, fall upside down, tumble (15th cent.), extended (infixed) variant of tombare to fall, to tumble (13th cent.: see tumble v.).The sense ‘container from which tickets are drawn in this game’ appears to have arisen within English. Originally and chiefly British. A kind of raffle or lottery in which numbered tickets are drawn at random, a player winning a prize if the ticket he or she draws corresponds to one pre-assigned to that prize. Also: the container from which tickets are drawn in this game, now typically a revolving drum or barrel.Tombolas are typically played at fêtes or fairs, often to raise money for charity. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > lottery or raffle > [noun] > type of Ragmana1393 lottery general1567 standing lottery1613 malt lottery1697 little go1795 great go1809 tombola1835 Tattersall1895 golden goal1968 1835 Morning Post 30 Mar. 4/5 The drawing of the tombola, a lottery for which tickets have been given to all that have frequented the twelve balls. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. xv. 113 You have a tombola for a famine, you have a dramatic performance for a flood, you have a concert for a fire. 1883 Daily News 19 July 5/7 There were various other Chinese articles for sale, and a tombola with all prizes and no blanks. 1917 Times 29 Oct. 1/4 The following firms are gratefully thanked for gifts for the Tombola, which include model gowns, hats, furs, &c. 1972 Where Jan. 18/1 A school hall or playground..with colourful stalls and the sound of the tombola rolling, assumes less of an institutional atmosphere. 2001 ‘M. C. Beaton’ Agatha Raisin & Love from Hell 76 Wouldn't you feel better doing something at the fête, dearie? I mean, we need someone for the tombola. Compounds General attributive, as tombola prize, tombola stall, tombola ticket, etc. ΚΠ 1843 Morning Post 9 May (advt.) Musical novelty—Tombola concerts... In addition to the amusements of the evening, a gratuitous Distribution of Chances for the following Prizes will be made. 1859 Illustr. London News 12 Nov. 473/3 A tombola ticket. 1896 San Jose (Calif.) Let. 11 July 4/2 10:30 P.M—Drawing of the 50 Tombola prizes. 1908 South Afr. 9 May 371/1 Miss Barsdorf and Miss Dietsch were at the ‘Tombola’ stall. 1987 Observer 15 Feb. 21/8 The Concourse Gallery at the Barbican.., shaped like the inside of a tombola drum. 2001 Austral. Gourmet Traveller Aug. 134/1 The Strøget stroll..involves..winning embarrassingly large fluffy toys at a streetside tombola tent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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