Meaning of beckons wanted | Babel Free

Definitions

A children's game, a variant of prisoners' bars.

Examples

“I remember all the kids used to play a game called beckons wanted, right out there.”

“In her recollection he was awkward physically and knew it. Invited to summer outings at the Bigelow home on Manitou Island (in White Bear Lake), he participated in such childhood games as beckons wanted but was regularly beaten in high-jump contests […]”

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