Tom Tiddler's ground

noun

Tom Tid·dler's ground

-ˈtidlə(r)z-

variants or less commonly Tommy Tiddler's ground

: a game in which a player designated Tom Tiddler or Tommy Tiddler tries to catch the other players who invade the area designated as his property

: a place (as a no-man's-land) where pickings may be sought or had without effective interference

this country was a Tom Tiddler's ground of raiding parties

T. E. Lawrence

the border now became a sort of Tom Tiddler's ground filled with warring Kaffirs

Stuart Cloete

Etymology

from Tom Tiddler, Tommy Tiddler, name given to the player who is "it"

单词	Tom Tiddler's ground
释义	Tom Tiddler's ground noun Tom Tid·dler's ground -ˈtidlə(r)z- variants or less commonly Tommy Tiddler's ground 1 : a game in which a player designated Tom Tiddler or Tommy Tiddler tries to catch the other players who invade the area designated as his property 2 : a place (as a no-man's-land) where pickings may be sought or had without effective interference this country was a Tom Tiddler's ground of raiding parties T. E. Lawrence the border now became a sort of Tom Tiddler's ground filled with warring Kaffirs Stuart Cloete Word History Etymology from Tom Tiddler, Tommy Tiddler, name given to the player who is "it"
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