English Explanatory Dictionary

eightsies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.

Word forms

eightsies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Old English -as Middle English -es English -s Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ English -s English -sies English eightsies From eight + -sies (“diminutive suffix”).

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