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Chinese garter

Chinese garter noun: a narrow garter band strip of rubber, usually a meter long, used in various jumping games.

Noun

Chinese garter

  1. (Philippines) a narrow garter band strip of rubber, usually a meter long, used in various jumping games
  2. (Philippines, playground games) Chinese jump rope game using a meter long rubber garter strip

Forms of Chinese garter

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Origin of Chinese garter

From Chinese + garter. See Chinese jump rope, a game said to have originated in 7th century China.

Questions about Chinese garter

What does Chinese garter mean?
Chinese garter means a narrow garter band strip of rubber, usually a meter long, used in various jumping games.
What part of speech is Chinese garter?
Chinese garter is a noun.

Words near Chinese garter in the dictionary

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  9. Chinese ginger
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