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Noughts and crosses

noun
1.
A game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does.  Synonyms: tic-tac-toe, tick-tack-toe, ticktacktoe, ticktacktoo, tit-tat-toe.






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"Noughts and crosses" Quotes from Famous Books



... she found Winnie was tickling the end of her nose with a piece of seaweed; Enid lay curled up under the shadow of a rock, looking at her watch every few minutes; and Jean and Patty played a silent game of noughts and crosses on slabs of smooth stone. The moment the half-hour was finished the girls sprang up, and commenced to chatter with renewed avidity, showing in their own lively fashion that they were not yet tired, however they might feel by the end of the day. The classes separated during the afternoon, ...
— The Nicest Girl in the School - A Story of School Life • Angela Brazil



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