bumblepuppy

[ buhm-buhl-puhp-ee ]

/ ˈbʌm bəlˌpʌp i /

noun

a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.

Origin of bumblepuppy

First recorded in 1795–1805; bumble¹ + puppy

Words nearby bumblepuppy

bumblebeefish, bumbleberry, bumbledom, bumblefoot, bumbleheaded, bumblepuppy, bumbling, bumboat, Bumbry, bumetanide, Bumex

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Example sentences from the Web for bumblepuppy

Once married, no man--not even old man Kapus--would be justified in tearing Bumblepuppy from the fond arms of his bride.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
Bumblepuppy is a synonym of whist played in defiance of certain time- honoured conventions and principles.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
And here, paddling in the brook like an urchin, we found Bumblepuppy.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
After this incident, we always spoke of Johnnie as Bumblepuppy.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell

British Dictionary definitions for bumblepuppy

bumble-puppy

noun

a game in which a ball, attached by string to a post, is hit so that the string winds round the post

(modifier) (of whist or bridge) played unskilfully

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单词	bumblepuppy
释义	bumblepuppy [ buhm-buhl-puhp-ee ] / ˈbʌm bəlˌpʌp i / noun a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions. Origin of bumblepuppy First recorded in 1795–1805; bumble¹ + puppy Words nearby bumblepuppy bumblebeefish, bumbleberry, bumbledom, bumblefoot, bumbleheaded, bumblepuppy, bumbling, bumboat, Bumbry, bumetanide, Bumex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bumblepuppy Once married, no man--not even old man Kapus--would be justified in tearing Bumblepuppy from the fond arms of his bride. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell Bumblepuppy is a synonym of whist played in defiance of certain time- honoured conventions and principles. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell And here, paddling in the brook like an urchin, we found Bumblepuppy. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell After this incident, we always spoke of Johnnie as Bumblepuppy. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell British Dictionary definitions for bumblepuppy bumble-puppy noun a game in which a ball, attached by string to a post, is hit so that the string winds round the post (modifier) (of whist or bridge) played unskilfully 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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