单词 | tiddlywinks |
释义 | tiddlywinks[ tid-lee-wingks ] / ˈtɪd liˌwɪŋks / noun (used with a singular verb)a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones. Also tid·dle·dy·winks [tid-l-dee-wingks] /ˈtɪd l diˌwɪŋks/ . Origin of tiddlywinks1835–45; plural of tiddlywink (tiddly tiny + dial. wink, variant of winch1), referring to the counter used to snap the pieces into place; see -s3 Words nearby tiddlywinkstidal wave, tidbit, tiddler, tiddly, tiddlywink, tiddlywinks, tide, tide-bound, tide gage, tide gate, tide-gauge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tiddlywinks
British Dictionary definitions for tiddlywinkstiddlywinks / (ˈtɪdlɪˌwɪŋks) / noun(functioning as singular) a game in which players try to flick discs of plastic into a cup by pressing them sharply on the side with other larger discs Word Origin for tiddlywinksC19: probably from tiddly 1 + dialect wink, variant of winch 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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