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bumble-puppy

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noun

  1. a game in which a ball, attached by string to a post, is hit so that the string winds round the post

  2. (modifier) (of whist or bridge) played unskilfully

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"Saturn's all right for bumble-puppy," cried Freddy, joining them.

From A Room with a View by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

Cecil was absent—one did not play bumble-puppy when he was there.

From A Room with a View by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

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