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a game in which a person is repeatedly tossed into the air and caught on an open blanket by a group of people who hold the blanket at its edges and stretch and relax it for each toss and catch.
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blanket toss — a game in which a person is repeatedly tossed into the air and caught on an open blanket by a group of people who hold the blanket at its edges and stretch and relax it for each toss and catch … Useful english dictionary
Blanket — Blan ket, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanketing}.] 1. To cover with a blanket. [1913 Webster] I ll . . . blanket my loins. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment. [1913 Webster] We ll have our men … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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blanket — [blaŋk′it] n. [ME < OFr blanchet, dim. of blanc, white: see BLANK] 1. a large piece of cloth, often of soft wool, used for warmth as a bed cover or a covering for animals 2. anything used as or resembling a blanket; covering [a blanket of… … English World dictionary
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blanket — blanketless, adj. blanketlike, adj. /blang kit/, n. 1. a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. for warmth as a bed covering. 2. a similar piece of fabric used as a covering for a horse, dog, etc. 3. the chief… … Universalium
blanket — /ˈblæŋkət / (say blangkuht) noun 1. a large rectangular piece of soft, loosely woven fabric, usually wool, used especially as a bed covering. 2. a covering for a horse, etc. 3. North America the chief garment worn by some Native Americans. 4. any …
Nalukataq — (< naluk to throw it underhand; to toss it up + kataq) is the spring whaling festival of the Inupiaq Eskimos of Northern Alaska, and is characterized most famously by the Eskimo blanket toss. Blanket Toss in Barrow, AK After the spring whale… … Wikipedia
Royal Military College Saint-Jean — Coordinates: 45°17′50.30″N 73°16′0.12″W / 45.297306°N 73.2667°W / 45.297306; 73.2667 … Wikipedia
