bumble puppy

== English == === Alternative forms === bumble-puppy, bumblepuppy === Etymology === Of unknown origin. === Noun === bumble puppy (uncountable) (now historical) A game in which players attempt to project metal balls into nine holes in a flat wooden board; nineholes. [from 18th c.] (now rare) Any of various childish or informal games. [from 19th c.] (card games) A simplified form of whist; whist or bridge played unskilfully. [from 19th c.] Swingball or tetherball. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== bumblepuppist === Further reading === “bumble puppy”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “bumble puppy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “bumble-puppy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.