| 单词 | old aunt sally |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOld Aunt Sally 1. A game traditionally played in some parts of England, in which players throw sticks or balls at a wooden target (formerly also Old Aunt Sally). Also: the target used in such a game.In early use the target was a dummy representing a black woman's head with a pipe in its mouth or nose, the aim of players being to break the pipe or knock it to the ground; the target or doll (see doll n.1 Additions) is now usually a more abstract shape, typically resembling a skittle with a large spherical head, and points are scored by knocking this off its stand.The game apparently originated as an attraction at racecourses; in the mid 20th century it underwent a revival in Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties as a pub game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > coconut shy, Aunt Sally, etc. Jack-a-Lent1553 knock-'em-down1828 cockshy1833 stick1838 Aunt Sally1858 hoopla1909 society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > coconut shy, Aunt Sally, etc. > target cockshy1819 Aunt Sally1858 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > others sitisota1400 papsea1450 half-bowl1477 pluck at the crow1523 white and black1555 running game1581 blow-pointa1586 hot cocklesa1586 one penny1585 cockelty bread1595 pouch1600 venter-point1600 hinch-pinch1603 hardhead1606 poor and rich1621 rowland-hoe1622 hubbub1634 handicap?a1653 owl1653 ostomachy1656 prelledsa1660 quarter-spellsa1660 yert-point1659 bob-her1702 score1710 parson has lost his cloak1712 drop (also throw) (the) handkerchief1754 French Fox1759 goal1765 warpling o' the green1768 start1788 kiss-in-the-ring1801 steal-clothes1809 steal-coat1816 petits paquets1821 bocce1828 graces1831 Jack-in-the-box1836 hot hand1849 sparrow-mumbling1852 Aunt Sally1858 gossip1880 Tambaroora1882 spoof1884 fishpond1892 nim1901 diabolo1906 Kim's game1908 beaver1910 treasure-hunt1913 roll-down1915 rock scissors paper1927 scissors cut paper1927 scissors game1927 the dozens1928 toad in the hole1930 game1932 scissors paper stone1932 Roshambo1936 Marco Polo1938 scavenger hunt1940 skish1940 rock paper scissors1947 to play chicken1949 sounding1962 joning1970 arcade game1978 1858 Bell's Life in London 12 Dec. The Duke of Beaufort..struck him and his horse with several large sticks with which his grace was playing at a game called ‘Aunt Sally’. 1858 Daily News 13 Dec. 6/3 The duke had had about thirty throws at ‘Aunt Sally’, when Mr. Weatherley's horse came up. 1867 Hull Packet & E. Riding Times 9 Aug. 6/1 The diversion of shying at Aunt Sally. 1876 Hallberger's Illustr. Mag. 1 307/1 Hideous black women with pipes in their mouths, suggestive of an unlimited game of ‘Old Aunt Sally’, stare down from the crazy wooden balconies overhead. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Aug. 4/1 Aunt Sallies and skittles for those who prefer such attractions. 1934 H. Vaughan Thing of Nought 10 He was in his shirt-sleeves, hurling a wooden ball at an Aunt Sally. 1976 Guardian 14 Aug. 7/6 I can see nothing against eating it [sc. Pan Bagna] with a pint of bitter under an elm tree while watching a game of Aunt Sally, bat and trap, skittles, [etc.]. 2016 Oxf. Mail (Nexis) 26 June They finished the trip with a game of Aunt Sally at the pub. < as lemmas |
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