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SHOOTING MARBLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Games
CONT

The term "shooter" is used to denote the offensive marble (...)

DEF

a marble of any substance but metal and varying from one half to three quarters of an inch in diameter.

DEF

a marble shot from the hand: taw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de société
DEF

Grosse bille avec laquelle jouent les enfants (...)

CONT

Il existe des billes de toutes tailles et de toutes manières. Pour simplifier, nous appellerons "calots" les grosses billes généralement utilisées pour tirer, et "billes" les petites qui servent d'enjeu.

CONT

Étant donné son poids, le calot se lance à la main.

OBS

Il est question ici du jeu de billes.

Spanish

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