| 单词 | prairie loo |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprairie loo prairie loo n. now historical a counting game played to pass the time on a journey across a prairie (see quot. 1834). ΚΠ 1834 C. F. Hoffman Let. 16 Jan. in Winter in West (1835) I. 264 I was contented to wrap myself as closely as possible in my buffalo robe, and join him in a game of prairie loo... The game consists merely in betting upon the number of wild animals seen by either party, towards the side of the vehicle on which he is. 1947 Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel 15 Jan. 7/3 Prairie loo was a game played in pioneer days by counting the number of game animals on either side of a road during a journey. < as lemmas |
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