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Tom Tid·dler's ground | \ -ˈtidlə(r)z-\
variants:
or less commonly Tommy Tiddler's ground
Definition of Tom Tiddler's ground
1 : a game in which a player designated Tom Tiddler or Tommy Tiddler tries to catch the other players who invade the area designated as his property
2 : a place (as a no-man's-land) where pickings may be sought or had without effective interference
this country was a Tom Tiddler's ground of raiding parties— T. E. Lawrence the border now became a sort of Tom Tiddler's ground filled with warring Kaffirs— Stuart Cloete
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