tombola
Americannoun
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tombolas
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of tombola
1875–80; < Italian, derivative of tombolare to tumble, itself derivative of tombare to fall
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They called it the "Willmott tombola", as they never knew what they would pull out.
From BBC ● May 27, 2022
The quarter-final draw took place earlier this morning, with actor Daniel Mays and former footballer Jimmy Bullard tasked with plucking the green numbered balls frpm the branded green tombola on Soccer AM.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2021
Conversations over coffees and biscuits were only interrupted by the noise from the tombola table, or Eleanor banging her walking stick on the ground to announce the raffle results.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2021
Other things she has appropriated into her libidinous realm include a charity tombola, Herb Alpert, a chalet, a pomegranate, a horsebox and any sentence involving the words “further access”.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2016
But the curtain rose; that is to say, the tombola commenced.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy by Various
And lo! there are four tombolas: but we await them not.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
Their way of keeping it holy, however, with tombolas, horse-races, and fire-works, strikes a heretic, to say the least, oddly.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy by Various
Fortunately, however, "tubs" recover their equilibrium almost as easily as tombolas, and "the Sylph" did not belie its character; so the freshman again assumed a proper position, and was shoved off with a boat-hook.
From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Cuthbert Bede
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