Meaning of level-coil | Babel Free
Definitions
A boisterous and rowdy game formerly played on Christmas, in which players must quickly switch seats at a signal.
Examples
“[…] so they did, and entred the Parler, found all this leuell coyle, and his pate broken, his face⟳ scratcht […]”
“A daily Deluge over them does boyle: / The Earth and Water play⟳ at Level coyle.”
“Level-Coile (from the Fr. leuer le Cul, i. to raise⟳ or remove⟳ the Buttock) is when three play⟳ at Tables, or other Game, where onely two can play⟳ at a time, and the loser removes his Buttock and sits out, and therefore called also Hitch-Buttock.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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