"handgame" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: handgames [plural]
Etymology: From hand + game. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|game}} hand + game Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} handgame (countable and uncountable, plural handgames)
  1. (games) A Native American guessing game, in which marked "bones" are concealed in the hands of one team while another team guesses their location. Wikipedia link: handgame Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: stickgame, hand game, hand-game
    Sense id: en-handgame-en-noun-B~Zu0J9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: games

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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