Meaning of hunt the thimble in English:
hunt the thimble
noun
mass nounA children's game in which one player hides an object, traditionally a thimble, and the other players have to find it.
‘you could while away a long journey playing hunt the thimble’- ‘Hunt the thimble used to be a popular childhood game.’
- ‘He is playing a game of hunt-the-thimble, searching every corner of the room.’
- ‘June played a series of traditional games with her mother, including Hunt the Thimble.’
- ‘I thought of the old childhood game of hunt-the-thimble, which I used to play with an aunt.’
- ‘"I don't want to play hunt the thimble with Bobbie again; he hides things in such very odd places!"’
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