单词 | clock patience |
释义 | > as lemmasclock patience clock patience n. a version of the game patience (patience n.1 4) in which the cards are arranged in the form of a clock face (see note at clock solitaire n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > patience or solitaire > [noun] > varieties of spider1890 demon1893 Miss Milligan1899 Klondike1902 Canfield1912 poker patience1912 clock solitaire1919 pisha paysha1928 clock patience1937 1937 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Mar. 33/4 A variation of the game is known as Clock Patience. The procedure is the same but the layout is rather more ingenious. 2003 ‘A. Pendragon’ & C. J. Stone Trials of Arthur iv. 26 One day at work, Johnny was playing clock patience in the office. < as lemmas |
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