tombola
noun
tombolas
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pluralof tombola.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
