英语词汇olly olly oxen free的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	olly olly oxen free
词源	olly, olly oxen free. If you’ve ever wondered about the origins of this chant—used to call in all players at the end of a game of hide-and-seek—be advised that the experts only have a partial answer to your lifelong puzzlement. Word sleuths are fairly cer- tain that the oxen (or octen) in the call is simply a childish cor- ruption of “all in.” The rest remains a mystery.
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