Subbuteo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Subbuteo
C20: arbitrarily named, from Latin subbuteo, the specific name of the hobby hawk Falco subbuteo
Example Sentences
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She's followed her dad into table football as he was north Wales Subbuteo champion for about three years in his youth.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021
But while his fellow club members tend to play with the more modern flat-base players, Mr Baroncini's passion is for the original, semi-circular based, Subbuteo models.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2021
His route to becoming a Subbuteo fan began with a sense of nostalgia about football sticker albums from the 1980s.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2021
That changed, he says, when he bought his father a Subbuteo set and the pair started playing together.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2021
Me and Dad played Subbuteo the entire week.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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