Tom Tiddler's ground

noun
Tom Tid·​dler's ground | \ -ˈtidlə(r)z-\
variants: or less commonly Tommy Tiddler's ground

Definition of Tom Tiddler's ground

1 : a game in which a player designated Tom Tiddler or Tommy Tiddler tries to catch the other players who invade the area designated as his property
2 : a place (as a no-man's-land) where pickings may be sought or had without effective interference this country was a Tom Tiddler's ground of raiding parties— T. E. Lawrence the border now became a sort of Tom Tiddler's ground filled with warring Kaffirs— Stuart Cloete

History and Etymology for Tom Tiddler's ground

from Tom Tiddler, Tommy Tiddler, name given to the player who is “it”

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