| 释义 |
mississippi|mɪsɪˈsɪpɪ|
Also 8 missisipee, -ippi, 9 -ipie.
[A fanciful application of the name of the North American river.]
A game similar to bagatelle, in which balls are driven against cushions at the side of the table so as to go through arches (of which there are 15) at the end of the table, the number of the arch counting to the player whose ball goes through it.
1728in Dig. Proc. Crt.-leet Savoy (1789) 15 Playing a game commonly called Missisipee. 1777Howard State of Prisons 159 They also play in the yard at skittles, missisippi, fives, tennis, &c. 1835J. Wilson Biog. of Blind 185, I remember his occasionally playing at billiards, missisipie, shuffle-board and skittles. 1850Bohn's Handbk. Games 612.
attrib.1757Act 30 Geo. II, c. 24 §14 Any Gaming with Cards, Dice,..Mississippi or Billard Tables. 1801Strutt Sports & Past. iv. i. §18 Arches similar to those upon the mississipi-table. |