TIDDLYWINK


Meaning of TIDDLYWINK in English

( US tiddledywink )

■ noun

1》 ( ~s ) [treated as sing. ] a game in which small plastic counters are flicked into a central receptacle, using a larger counter.

2》 a counter used in such a game.

Origin

C19 (orig. denoting an unlicensed public house, also a game of dominoes): of unknown origin; perh. related to tiddly 1 .

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