Usually means: Antiquated game involving stones, target.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. bumble-puppy, bumble-puppy: Collins English Dictionary
  2. bumble-puppy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  3. bumble-puppy: Wiktionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bumble-puppy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (Bumble-puppy)

noun:  Alternative form of bumble puppy [(now historical) A game in which players attempt to project metal balls into nine holes in a flat wooden board; nineholes.]


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