mum·ble·ty-pegˈməm-bəl-(tē-)ˌpeg -blē-ˌpeg
mumblety-peg如何读
mumblety-peg英英释义
noun
a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground
noun
a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground
mumblety-peg词源中文解释
男孩投掷刀的游戏，1650年代，最初被称为 mumble-the-peg（1620年代），其意义和起源不明。通常的说法是这样称呼它，是因为“完成系列的最后一名玩家被迫用牙齿从地上拔出其他人用刀柄敲打的木钉” [世纪词典]； 参见 mumble（v.）在原始意义上的“缓慢而低效地进食”。
mumblety-peg词源英文解释
from the phrase mumble the peg; from the loser's originally having to pull out with his teeth a peg driven into the ground
The first known use of mumblety-peg was in 1627
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