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troll-my-dames

troll-my-dames noun: the game of nineholes.

Noun

troll-my-dames (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The game of nineholes.
    • A fellow, sir, that I have known to go about with troll-my-damesc. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • With his having played tennez the previous morn, followed by troll-my-dames in the afternoon, Suffolk's suggestion to practice weight lifting and wrestling was accepted with good cheer.2009, Rona Sharon, Royal Blood

Forms of troll-my-dames

alternative formtroll madam
alternative formtroll-madam
alternative formtrou madame

Origin of troll-my-dames

From French trou-madame.

Questions about troll-my-dames

What does troll-my-dames mean?
Troll-my-dames means the game of nineholes.
What part of speech is troll-my-dames?
Troll-my-dames is a noun.

Words near troll-my-dames in the dictionary

  1. troll-feed
  2. troll-flower
  3. troll-folk
  4. troll-friendly
  5. troll-like
  6. troll-my-dames
  7. trollable
  8. trollage
  9. trollbot
  10. trollbots
  11. trollbuddies

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