playgame

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English

Etymology

play +‎ game

Noun

playgame (plural playgames)

  1. (archaic) The play of children.
    • John Locke
      And it is that liberty alone, which gives the true relish and delight to their ordinary playgames.
    • Mary Sidney Herbert
      Then fall they to cry, to weep, and to torment themselves, as little children that have lost their playgame.
    • Lady Gregory
      It is a part of their playgame. They have everything they ask.

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