- loggats
- noun plural but singular or plural in construction see loggets
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
loggats
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Loggats — (Loggets, engl.), ein in der Kirchhofszene von Shakespeares »Hamlet« erwähntes, dem germanischen Heidenwerfen (s. d.) ähnliches Spiel, das Heinrich VIII. für ganz England verbot … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
loggats — log·gats … English syllables
loggats — noun plural but usually singular in construction see loggets … Useful english dictionary
loggets — or loggats noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: probably from 1log + et Date: 1581 a game formerly played in England in which participants throw pieces of wood at a stake … New Collegiate Dictionary
loggets — /law gits, log its/, n. (used with a sing. v.) a game, formerly played in England, in which players throw pieces of wood at a stake. Also, loggats. [1575 85; pl. of logget, equiv. to LOG1 + ET] * * * … Universalium
loggat — loggˈat noun 1. A small log or piece of wood 2. A stake 3. (in pl) the old game of throwing loggats at a stake • • • Main Entry: ↑log … Useful english dictionary
