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bumble-puppy
bumble-puppy


noun 
Definition:
 
1. game with ball on string: a game that involves hitting a ball attached to a string on a post, so that the string winds round the post.
North American term  tetherball
2. incompetent card playing: bridge or whist played badly ( informal )

[Early 19th century. Origin ?]
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