单词 | red rover |
释义 | > as lemmasRed Rover Red Rover n. a children's chasing game having many variations, in which players typically attempt to cross an open area while eluding capture by the opposing team; the child who is ‘it’ (in some versions of this game). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > other chasing games course-a-park1613 hunt the squirrel1742 Tom Tiddler's ground1816 one catch all1854 Relievo1877 pig in the middle1887 Red Rover1891 ring-a-levio1891 stuck-in-the-mud1944 British Bulldog1949 kiss chase1957 stick-in-the-mud1968 1891 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 4 224 Red Rover. The boy who is ‘it’ is called the ‘Red Rover’, and stands in the middle of the street, while the others form a line on the pavement on one side. 1974 J. Keats Of Time & Island v. 82 The little children played Red Rover. 2006 K. Cushman Loud Silence Francine Green xiv. 87 Later, at lunch, we played Red Rover. Mary Virginia called, ‘Red rover, red rover, let Sophie come over,’ and Sophie came over. < as lemmas |
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