α. pre-1700 titbore tatbore.
β. 1800s titbo tatbo.
单词 | titbore tatbore |
释义 | † titbore tatboren.int.α. pre-1700 titbore tatbore. β. 1800s titbo tatbo. Scottish. Obsolete. A. n. A game played with a young child, which involves hiding and suddenly reappearing, whilst saying ‘titbore tatbore’; peekaboo, peep-bo. Cf. teet-bo n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > bo-peep bo-peep1528 bo-keik1535 peekaboo1600 hity-tity1609 titbore tatbore1614 peep-bo1660 peep1677 teet-boa1774 hide-and-peep1832 peep-eye1887 teetie-bo1892 1614 P. Forbes Short Discov. Adversarie 4 in Def. Lawful Calling What is this else, but (as children, in their sporting, childishly practise and more childishly speak) to play titbore tatbore with vs? 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Titbore Tatbore In Aberdeenshire..the phrase Titbo tatbo is still used by some old people, who had been accustomed in their youth thus to denominate the play of Bo-peep. B. int. Used as an exclamation accompanying the revealing of one's face in the game of ‘titbore tatbore’, or playfully announcing one's presence to someone; ‘peekaboo’. Cf. teet-bo int. ΚΠ ?a1700 in W. Dauney Anc. Sc. Melodies (1838) 56 Titbore, tatbore, what corne maw ye? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.int.1614 |
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