bucket and spade en · NOUN
Meanings
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A child’s toy, consisting of a (usually plastic) bucket and spade, used for building simple sandcastles at the beach.
And as a marker of the Edwardians, both embody the pleasure principle and have (in my view) a certain bucket-n-spade frivolity to them.
2021 January 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 54:
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(attributive) Denoting traditional seaside leisure activities.
People aren’t going on bucket-and-spade holidays any more.
the bucket and spade brigade
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buckets and spades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pt balde e pá (child's toy) · sv hink och spade (child's toy)