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单词 tom tiddler's ground
释义 tom tid·dler's ground
\-ˈtidlə(r)z-\ noun
also tommy tiddler's ground
Usage: usually capitalized both Ts
Etymology: from Tom Tiddler, Tommy Tiddler, name given to the player who is “it”
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 >
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