English Dictionary

cup-and-ball

名詞

A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.

日本語の意味

伝統的な子供向けのおもちゃで、手に持つ木製のカップに紐で繋がれたボールが付いており、プレイヤーがボールを空中に放ってカップで受け止める遊び具。

The old man patiently taught neighborhood kids how to master the cup-and-ball, smiling whenever someone finally caught the ball in the cup.

年配の男性は近所の子供たちに、玉が紐でつながった小さな木のカップという伝統的なおもちゃの遊び方を根気よく教え、誰かが玉をカップに入れるたびに微笑んだ。

意味（1）

A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.

When I was at Motiers, I used to employ myself in making laces with my neighbors, and were I again to mix with the world, I would always carry a cup-and-ball in my pocket; I should sometimes play with it the whole day, that I might not be constrained to speak when I had nothing to discourse about; and I am persuaded, that if every one would do the same, mankind would be less mischievous, their company would become more rational, and, in my opinion, a vast deal more agreeable; in a word, let wits laugh if they please, but I maintain, that the only practical lesson of morality within the reach of the present age, is that of the cup-and-ball.

cup-and-balls （ plural ）

cups-and-balls （ plural ）