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
Henrietta and I rather amused ourselves after dinner teaching the commandant and another officer halma, which was just then at the height of its popularity.
From Chateau and Country Life in France by Waddington, Mary Alsop King
They look well when cut shorter as the battlements of buildings, rather like halma men, but of handsomer and more rotund proportions.
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
Our dinner was again very pleasant, and we had more halma in the evening.
From Chateau and Country Life in France by Waddington, Mary Alsop King
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 Wiles, Frank
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