See Also: tiddlywinks(dictionary)

thistle (oh) and tiddlywinks (oh)


thistle (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: thistel]
a wild plant which has leaves with sharp points and purple or white furry flowers

tiddlywinks (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from tiddlywink 'place for drinking alcohol' (1800-1900), perhaps from tiddly 'drunk' (19-21 centuries)]
a children's game in which you try to make small round pieces of plastic jump into a cup by pressing their edge with a larger piece