sardines

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can.

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sardines

  1. plural of sardine
  2. (uncountable) A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.
    • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
      As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.

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Catalan[edit]

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sardines

  1. plural of sardina

Dutch[edit]

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sardines

  1. plural of sardine

French[edit]

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sardines f

  1. plural of sardine