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puss in the corner en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A children's game in which someone in the centre tries to capture other players' bases as they change places.
It sounded, as this young lady thought it over, very much like puss-in-the-corner, and she could only wonder if the distribution of parties would lead to a rushing to and fro and a changing of places.
1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
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(uncountable) A solitaire card game with four waste piles located at the corners of a square of the four aces.
Synonyms
pussy wants a corner · kitty wants a corner