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单词 tiddlywinks
释义

tiddlywinks

noun

tid·​dly·​winks ˈti-dᵊl-ē-ˌwiŋ(k)s How to pronounce tiddlywinks (audio)
ˈtid-lē-
variants or less commonly tiddledywinks
ˈti-dᵊl-dē-ˌwiŋ(k)s How to pronounce tiddlywinks (audio)
plural in form but singular in construction
: a game whose object is to snap small disks from a flat surface into a small container

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web If esports makes it into the Olympics, what would be next — tiddlywinks, checkers, chess? Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

probably from English dialect tiddly little, alteration of little

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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