| 单词 | ringing the bull |
| 释义 | > as lemmasringing the bull a. ringing the bull: a game in which participants throw or swing a ring on to a hook fixed on a wall or a target. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > quoits > games resembling quoits > [noun] penny-prick1421 penny-stone?c1475 loggat1541 ringing the bull1815 bull1863 ring toss1870 ringoal1887 rings1906 jukskei1942 cornhole game2002 1815 W. Wheeler Let. 26 Aug. (1952) 212 Here are likewise all kinds of amusement, viz. skittles, four corners, the Devil among the tailors, ringing the bull, [etc.]. 1838 D. Jerrold Men of Char. (1851) 276 There is first the lucky-bag—then the sticks—then the ringing-the-bull—then the round-about. 1941 H. W. Freeman His Own Place i. 15 There were games such as bowls or ‘ringing the bull’, at which he was an adept. 2006 W. Fotheringham Fotheringham's Extraordinary Sporting Pastimes 24 Ringing the Bull, like many English pub games, dates back to the Middle Ages. < as lemmas |
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