TIDDLYWINK
\tˈɪdlɪwˌɪŋk], \tˈɪdlɪwˌɪŋk], \t_ˈɪ_d_l_ɪ_w_ˌɪ_ŋ_k]\
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tid'ly-wingk, n. (prov.) an unlicensed pawn-shop or beer-house.--n.pl. TIDD'LEDYWINKS, a parlour-game in which small discs of ivory, &c., are snapped from the level of the table into a cup in the centre of it--also TIDD'LY-WINKS.
By Thomas Davidson
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