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
Sitting up waiting to be read aloud to and played halma with when Richard wanted me.
From Mary Olivier: a Life by Sinclair, May
I've come to be your legger, grandma," she announced, "and I'll read to you, or amuse you, or play dominos or halma with you, or anything you like.
From Cricket at the Seashore by Richards, Harriet Roosevelt
Nor do I wish to depreciate chess and draughts, nor even halma, the poor relation of draughts and chess, nor dominoes, which we all love.
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
But, so far as the imagination is concerned, they themselves are mollycoddles who will not venture beyond a game of halma or a sugarstick by the hearth.
From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert
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