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cockamaroo

cockamaroo noun: a Russian variety of the bagatelle game.

Noun

cockamaroo (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A Russian variety of the bagatelle game.
    • All flirtations, I suppose, are the same; like "cockamaroo," or any other game adapted only for two people, however engrossing they may be to the players, they are somewhat dull to the lookers-on, and will not bear repetition at all.1851 January, “The adventures of an unsuccessful man”, in The Sporting magazine, page 171

Synonyms of cockamaroo

Questions about cockamaroo

What does cockamaroo mean?
Cockamaroo means a Russian variety of the bagatelle game.
What part of speech is cockamaroo?
Cockamaroo is a noun.

Words near cockamaroo in the dictionary

  1. cockals
  2. cockaludicrous
  3. cockamamie
  4. cockamamies
  5. cockamamy
  6. cockamaroo
  7. cockanathan
  8. cockanathans
  9. cockandy
  10. cockapert
  11. cockaperts

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