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单词 tiddlywinks
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tid•dly•winks /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋks/USA pronunciation  also tid•dle•dy•winks /ˈtɪdəldiˌwɪŋks/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]
  1. Gamesa game in which small plastic disks are snapped with larger disks against a flat surface into a cup.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tid•dly•winks  (tidlē wingks′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Gamesa game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
Also, tid•dle•dy•winks (tidl dē wingks′).USA pronunciation 
  • 1835–45; plural of tiddlywink (tiddly tiny + dialect, dialectal wink, variant of winch), referring to the counter used to snap the pieces into place; see -s3

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tiddlywinks /ˈtɪdlɪˌwɪŋks/ n
  1. (functioning as singular) a game in which players try to flick discs of plastic into a cup by pressing them sharply on the side with other larger discs
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from tiddly1 + dialect wink, variant of winch1
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