Bilboquet

//ˌbɪl.bəˈkɛt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string. countable
  2. 2
    The game in which the player attempts to catch the ball in the cup of such a toy. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
cup-and-ball

Etymology

Borrowed from French bilboquet.

More for "bilboquet"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.