bob-cherry en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A game where one tries to snap at a swinging cherry with one's mouth.
Playing at bob cherry Tom and Nell and Hugh: Cherry bob! cherry bob! There's a bob for you. Tom bobs a cherry For gaping snapping Hugh, While curly-pated Nelly Snaps at it too.
1893, Christina G. Rosetti, A NURSERY RHYME BOOK:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bob cherry | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bobcherry | alternative | lexicographic |