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The following 301 entries include the term in the.
birdie in the cage
noun: a square-dance figure in which three members of a two-couple team encircle the fourth dancer
bird-in-the-bush
nounbirds-in-the-bush
nounblown-in-the-bottle
adjectivecommon in the soil
: the right to dig and take away a part of the soil or minerals of another's land
farmer in the dell
: a ring game in which one player chosen as the farmer occupies the center of the ring, others being called to join him as wife, child, nurse, cat, rat, and cheese and then sent away in reverse order while the players remaining in the ring circle about the farmer singing appropriate verses
Jack-in-the-Green
noun: a man or boy enclosed in a conical framework covered with leaves and boughs to take a prominent part in the May Day games of English chimney sweeps
jacks-in-the-green
plural of jack-in-the-green
kiss-in-the-ring
noun: drop the handkerchief in which the pursuing player may kiss the player he catches
man-in-the-ground
nounman in the moon
: a fancied figure of a man or man's face suggested by the dark and bright areas of the moon
parson-in-the-pulpit
nounpeg in the ring
: a game of spinning a peg top within the bounds of a marked-out circle
puss in the corner
: a game in which all players but one occupy goals (as the corners of a room) and at a signal try to exchange places before the one having no place of his own can reach one of the vacant goals
quick-in-the-hand
noun
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