† chop-cherryn.

Etymology: < chop v.³ + cherry n.

Obsolete.

A game in which one tries to catch a suspended cherry with the teeth; bob-cherry.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth

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1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. Q.ii Manie women..for a season played as children do at Chopchirie.

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 3 How they may play at chop~cherrie, when cherrie time is past.

1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. B4^v Ile kisse these chop-cheries.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. M2^v (title of poem) Chop-Cherry.

1659 C. Noble Inexpediency of Exped. 7 To see themselves Tantalized and plaid at Chop-cherry weath.

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 240 That the Tree of Life was not set in Paradise for Adam to eat of, but to play at Chop-cherry with him, and to mock him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	chop-cherry
释义	† chop-cherryn. Etymology: < chop v.³ + cherry n. Obsolete. A game in which one tries to catch a suspended cherry with the teeth; bob-cherry. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth chop-cherry1561 flap-dragon1601 bob-apple1681 snapdragon1704 bob-cherry1741 snap-apple1823 bob-a-cherry1899 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. Q.ii Manie women..for a season played as children do at Chopchirie. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 3 How they may play at chop~cherrie, when cherrie time is past. 1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. B4^v Ile kisse these chop-cheries. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. M2^v (title of poem) Chop-Cherry. 1659 C. Noble Inexpediency of Exped. 7 To see themselves Tantalized and plaid at Chop-cherry weath. 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 240 That the Tree of Life was not set in Paradise for Adam to eat of, but to play at Chop-cherry with him, and to mock him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1561
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