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bonce about

bonce about noun: a boys' game played with large marbles called bonces.

Noun

bonce about (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A boys' game played with large marbles called bonces.
    • […] the clay marbles, which the schoolboy capitalist will not greatly value, for they are seldom perfectly round, are easily chipped, and, in fact, are only fit for playing “egg in the bush," or “odd and even," or to pay fines with, in playing bonce about.1853, William Martin, The Book of Sports, for Boys and Girls, Part I: “Games with Marbles”, page 13

Questions about bonce about

What does bonce about mean?
Bonce about means a boys' game played with large marbles called bonces.
What part of speech is bonce about?
Bonce about is a noun.

Words near bonce about in the dictionary

  1. bonbonnière
  2. bonbons
  3. Bonbright
  4. Boncath
  5. bonce
  6. bonce about
  7. boncer
  8. boncers
  9. bonces
  10. bonch
  11. bonches

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