单词 | snap-card |
释义 | > as lemmassnap-card d. A card game, in which the call of ‘snap’ under certain conditions (esp. when two matching cards are exposed) gives to one player the right to take cards from another. Also attributive, as snap-card. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > children's or simple games > [noun] snap snorum1622 beggar-my-neighbour1734 snip-snap-snorum1755 old maid1831 pounce commerce1847 muggins1855 happy families1861 author1863 snap1881 strip-jack-naked1881 spoof1884 animal grab1894 grab1900 donkey1920 1881 Cassell's Bk. Indoor Amusements 144 The game of Snap may either be played with the ordinary Whist cards or with special cards prepared for the purpose. 1890 J. D. Champlin & A. E. Bostwick Young Folks' Cycl. Games & Sports 659/1 Snap, a game played by any number of persons with 36 cards. 1903 Cassell's Bk. of In-door Amusem. 125 Snap..may be played either with the ordinary whist cards, or with a special pack manufactured for the purpose. [Description follows.] 1916 Notes & Queries 9 Sept. 210/1 Who designed the illustrations that appear on snap cards, and when did they first appear? 1966 J. Derrick Teaching Eng. to Immigrants v. 188 Much pre-reading apparatus can be used for this purpose, such as word-matching cards, snapcards, word lotto, and other sets of apparatus where identifying and matching single words is involved. < as lemmas |
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