"bilboquet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˌbɪɫ.bəˈcʰɛːʔ] [General-American] Forms: bilboquets [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bilboquet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bilboquet}} French bilboquet Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bilboquet (countable and uncountable, plural bilboquets)
  1. (countable) A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Toys Synonyms: cup-and-ball
    Sense id: en-bilboquet-en-noun-VFn5G7SA Disambiguation of Toys: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (uncountable) The game in which the player attempts to catch the ball in the cup of such a toy. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bilboquet-en-noun-4-yGHo7H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kendama

Inflected forms

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