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单词 house game
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house game
house game n. (a) any of various games played in the house (as opposed to those played outdoors); (b) (chiefly British) a sporting competition played by one house of a school against another.
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1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 95 Sometimes at the house-Games of Dice, Cards, playing at the Chess, Billiards, Trou-Madam, and other such like Chambersports.
1728 N. Salmon New Surv. Eng.: Pt. I 64 House Games and Amusements are followed with a Degree of Earnestness and Application equal to the strongest Exercise.
1877 Cliftonian May 232 The heads of houses can..exercise as much authority in the house games as they do within the walls of the houses themselves.
1892 H. B. Carrington in T. Donaldson Indians: Six Nations N.Y. (U.S. Census Printing Office) 53 Blindman's buff is another house game in high favor.
1994 Times (Nexis) 15 Aug. (Features section) The most successful comprehensive schools..will be those with..smaller classes, subjects taught in their ability groups, school and house games, speech days and school uniform.
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