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piladex|ˈpɪlədɛks|
Also pilla-.
[f. L. pila ball + dex- in L. dextra, Gr. δεξιά right hand.]
The name of a parlour game consisting in keeping an inflated ball or bag in the air by striking it to and fro over a line on a table with the back of the hand. (Formerly proprietary.)
1897in Army & Navy Stores List 1658. 1901 Speaker 9 Feb. 505/2 That rather unmeaning phrase..will be thrown into the political air and buffeted like a pilladex by the fists of opposing champions. 1901Daily News 27 July 8/6 Parlour Games... Blowing Games, such as puff billiards, piladex, and a feather on a sheet. |