nievie-nick-nack

nievie-nick-nack: nieˈvie-nickˈ-nack or nieˈvie-nieˈvie-nickˈ-nack noun

A Scottish children's pastime, a way of assigning by lot, by guessing which hand contains something, the holder repeating a rhyme

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Main Entry: ↑nieve

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nievie-nievie-nick-nack — ˈnēvēˈnēvēˈnikˌnak noun ( s) Etymology: probably from reduplication of nievie (diminutive of nieve) (I) + nick nack, alteration of knickknack : a child s guessing game * * * nieˈvie nickˈ nack or nieˈvie nieˈvie nickˈ nack … Useful english dictionary
nievie-nievie-nick-nack — niev·ie niev·ie nick nack … English syllables

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