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单词 pat-a-cake
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pat-a-cake

[ pat-uh-keyk ]
/ ˈpæt əˌkeɪk /

noun

a children's game in which a child claps hands alone and with another child while chanting a nursery rhyme.
Also patty-cake.

Origin of pat-a-cake

First recorded in 1870–75; after the opening words of a rhyme that accompanies such play

Words nearby pat-a-cake

pasty, pasty-faced, PA system, pat, pataca, pat-a-cake, patagium, Patagonia, Patagonian, Patagonian hare, Patagonian toothfish
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Example sentences from the Web for pat-a-cake

  • Barby stooped to take the little terrier's head between her hands and pat-a-cake it back and forth with an affectionate caress.

    Georgina of the Rainbows|Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Even baby has its "pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake," and is lulled to sleep with visions of a coach and six little ponies.

    Trifles for the Christmas Holidays|H. S. Armstrong
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