- dwile
- Noun. A dish cloth, a rag. Also, dwile flonking, a pub game played at village fetes, involving a beer soaked rag. More details available atWorld Wide Words. Orig/mainly Suffolk/Norfolk use
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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dwile — /dwīl/ noun A floorcloth or mop ORIGIN: Cf Du dweil a mop … Useful english dictionary
Dwile flonking — is an outdoor game of dubious antiquity predominantly played in Suffolk and Sussex in England. It is a game of dexterity and drinking, with the apparent aim of having a laugh and getting as drunk as possible.Dwile FlonkingThe pastime of Dwile… … Wikipedia
Dwile Flonking — The pastime of Dwile Flonking involves two teams, each taking a turn to dance around the other while attempting to avoid a beer soaked dwile (cloth) thrown by the non dancing team.[1] Flonk is probably a corruption of flong, an old past tense of… … Wikipedia
dwile flonking — noun An obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a dwile (beer soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents … Wiktionary
Pub games — are games which are or were played in pubs, bars, inns, and taverns, particularly traditional games played in English pubs. Most are indoor games, though some are played outdoors (e.g. in the pub garden).History of pub gamesFrom Roman taverns… … Wikipedia
Cotswold Olimpick Games — “Olympicks” redirects here. For the 776 BC to AD 393 Games see Ancient Olympic Games. For the 1894 revival, see Olympic Games. Image from 1636 depicting the Cotswold Games. Robert Dover, founder of the games, is on horseback, carrying a wand.[1]… … Wikipedia
Norfolk dialect — Not to be confused with Norfuk language. The Norfolk dialect, also known as Broad Norfolk, is a dialect that was once, and to a great extent, still is spoken by those living in the county of Norfolk in England. It employs distinctively unique… … Wikipedia
