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CROKINOLE [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crokinole game
1, record 1, English, crokinole%20game
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crokinole game : an item in the "Game Equipment" class of the "Recreational Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - crokinole%20game
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jeu de crokinole
1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20crokinole
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jeu de crokinole : objet de la classe «Équipement de jeu» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs». 2, record 1, French, - jeu%20de%20crokinole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Board Games
- Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crokinole
1, record 2, English, crokinole
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A game in which wooden discs are flicked across a round wooden board towards its centre. 2, record 2, English, - crokinole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Jeux sur plateaux
- Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- croquignole
1, record 2, French, croquignole
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- crokinole 2, record 2, French, crokinole
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu populaire au début du XXe siècle et qui consiste à donner des chiquenaudes ou pichenettes (qu'on appelait alors «croquignoles») sur des pièces pour les faire tomber sur une planchette de jeu aux cases numérotées. 3, record 2, French, - croquignole
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-10-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
- Board Games
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crokinole set 1, record 3, English, crokinole%20set
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Jeux sur plateaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- jeu de croquignoles
1, record 3, French, jeu%20de%20croquignoles
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-07-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Board Games
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- squails
1, record 4, English, squails
plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Woodside indoor games. 1, record 4, English, - squails
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A game on which disks are driven or snapped from the edge of the table or board at a mark in the center. 1, record 4, English, - squails
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s): Webster. 1, record 4, English, - squails
Record 4, Key term(s)
- squail
- crokinole
- crockinole
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Jeux sur plateaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pichenolles
1, record 4, French, pichenolles
proposal, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jeux d'intérieur pour le Programme de camp d'été à Woodside. 1, record 4, French, - pichenolles
Record 4, Key term(s)
- pichenolle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-04-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Board Games
- Social Games
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- crokinole board
1, record 5, English, crokinole%20board
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A board to play crokinole. 2, record 5, English, - crokinole%20board
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crokinole : A game resembling squails. 3, record 5, English, - crokinole%20board
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
World War I curtailed German and English toy production and spurred the Canadian industry. Crokinole boards, toy battleships and building blocks were added to the staple wooden toys. 4, record 5, English, - crokinole%20board
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Would be called today a "flip board". 2, record 5, English, - crokinole%20board
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Jeux sur plateaux
- Jeux de société
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- planchette de jeu de croquignoles
1, record 5, French, planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- plateau de jeu de croquignoles 1, record 5, French, plateau%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support pour un jeu consistant probablement à donner des chiquenaudes ou pichenettes (qu'on appelait alors «croquignoles») sur des pièces pour les faire tomber sur l'une des cases numérotées. 1, record 5, French, - planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
croquignole : Coup qu'on donne sur le nez ou sur la tête avec le troisième doigt qu'on arc-boute sous le pouce et qu'on détend vivement. 2, record 5, French, - planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot n'a ce sens que dans les dictionnaires attestant de l'usage au début du XXe siècle ou avant. On dit maintenant «chiquenaude» ou «pichenette» que le coup soit donné sur le nez, la tête ou ailleurs ou sur un objet. On dirait donc aujourd'hui «planchette ou plateau de jeu de chiquenaudes ou de pichenettes». 1, record 5, French, - planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
Record 5, Key term(s)
- planchette de jeu de croquignole
- plateau de jeu de croquignole
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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