sardines
nounnounverbattested in dialogue
A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.
noun
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Also a form of sardineplural of sardine
Etymology
The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can.
noun
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A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.
As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.
verb
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Also a form of sardinethird-person singular simple present indicative of sardine
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