tug-of-war
Driving past the local fairgrounds yesterday morning, I noticed all the equipment, accomodations and trappings in place for the "Tug-Of-War World Championships".There are websites that trace the...
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The OED2 has the modern sense from 1876.There is an older sense, dating to the 17th C., meaning a decisive, often violent, contest or battle.
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Chambers has: 1677, decisive contest; 1876, contest between tow teams pulling opposite ends of a rope.Edit: Went out to fire up the coals and got pipped by Dave. Oh, well. The burgers will be mine...
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Interesting, Dave. Seems like the game should be called "War of tug," no?
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When Greeks joined Greeks then was the tug of warFrom Act IV of The Rival Queens by Nathaniel Lee, 1677.
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