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I-spy

British  

noun

  1. a game in which one player specifies the initial letter of the name of an object that he can see, which the other players then try to guess

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The sea-minded can go on a self-guided beach I-spy activity or a nautical flag treasure hunt around the resort.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2021

"Yes, I'll do that if you'll come out afterwards for a game of I-spy 'round the meetin'-house."

From Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' by James Otis

As when she goes out on the sidewalk to play "I-spy" with Georgie, the masterful little boy from next door, and his friends.

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by George Madden Martin

It grew so broad and high that the children might have played I-spy in it,—only there weren't any children.

From Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston

I dreamed of playing "I-spy" through Kenilworth Castle with Shakespeare, Walter Scott, Mary Ann Evans and a youth I used to know in boyhood by the name of Bill Hursey.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Elbert Hubbard

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