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(games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. The child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying the rhyme tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar-man, thief
, moving to the next item after naming each profession. The item pointed at on the word 'thief' is the one chosen.
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tinker, tailor
noun
(games)
A
method
of
choosing
between
two
or
more
people
or
things,
used
by
children.
The
child
points
to
each
item
in
turn
(or
alternately),
while
saying
the
rhyme
"tinker,
tailor,
soldier,
sailor,
rich
man,
poor
man,
beggar-man,
thief",
moving
to
the
next
item
after
naming
each
profession.
The
item
pointed
at
on
the
word
'thief'
is
the
one
chosen.
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(games)
A
method
of
choosing
between
two
or
more
people
or
things,
used
by
children.
The
child
points
to
each
item
in
turn
(or
alternately),
while
saying
the
rhyme
"tinker,
tailor,
soldier,
sailor,
rich
man,
poor
man,
beggar-man,
thief",
moving
to
the
next
item
after
naming
each
profession.
The
item
pointed
at
on
the
word
'thief'
is
the
one
chosen.