halma
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of halma
C19: from Greek halma leap, from hallesthai to leap
Example Sentences
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Among the more capable halma players is William, Griffith.
From Time Magazine Archive
She would go walks with them in the woods, help them to arrange their various collections of butterflies, foreign stamps, and picture post cards, and play endless games of draughts, halma, or bagatelle.
From The Princess of the School by Frank Wiles
We were staying in a country house one year where there were seven tables of halma in the long gallery.
From Chateau and Country Life in France by Mary Alsop King Waddington
Your halma man as you buy him in a box is ever a bit of a starveling.
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by E. (Edith) Nesbit
Quite so; but that’s not exactly a reason why you should play halma with him.
From More About Peggy by Unknown
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