farmer in the dell
farmer in the dell noun: a singing game in which the players form a circle with one player in the middle (the farmer), who chooses a "wife" to join him from the circle; the wife then chooses a child, the child a nurse, and so on.
Noun
farmer in the dell (uncountable)
- A singing game in which the players form a circle with one player in the middle (the farmer), who chooses a "wife" to join him from the circle; the wife then chooses a child, the child a nurse, and so on.
Questions about farmer in the dell
- What does farmer in the dell mean?
- Farmer in the dell means a singing game in which the players form a circle with one player in the middle (the farmer), who chooses a "wife" to join him from the circle; the wife then chooses a child, the child a nurse, and so on.
- What part of speech is farmer in the dell?
- Farmer in the dell is a noun.
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