tom tiddler's ground

tom tiddler's ground
\\-ˈtidlə(r)z-\ noun also tommy tiddler's ground
Usage: usually capitalized both Ts
Etymology: from Tom Tiddler, Tommy Tiddler, name given to the player who is “it”
1. : a game in which a player designated Tom Tiddler or Tommy Tiddler tries to catch the other players who invade the area designated as his property
2. : a place (as a no-man's-land) where pickings may be sought or had without effective interference

this country was a Tom Tiddler's ground of raiding parties — T.E.Lawrence

the border now became a sort of Tom Tiddler's ground filled with warring Kaffirs — Stuart Cloete


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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