"apple bobbing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} apple bobbing (uncountable)
  1. A game, popular at Halloween, in which players try to pick up apples out of a large basin of water, using only their mouths. Wikipedia link: apple bobbing Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: snap apple Translations (game in which apples are picked up using the mouth): שליית תפוחים (Hebrew), דיג תפוחים (Hebrew), תפיסת תפוחים בשיניים (Hebrew), りんご取りゲーム (ringotorigēmu) (alt: りんごとりゲーム) (Japanese), ловля яблок (lovlja jablok) (Russian), morder la manzana (Spanish)

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