Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,911,617,181 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Subbuteo
(redirected from Peter Adolph)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Subbuteo [səˈbjuːtɪəʊ]
n
(Group Games / Games, other than specified)™ a football game played on a table, with toy players affixed to rounded bases which are flicked with the fingers
[arbitrarily named, from Latin subbuteo, the specific name of the hobby hawk Falco subbuteo]
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
It was created in England in 1947 by Peter Adolph, it was first produced in Kent but is now owned by Hasbro.
GET ON BOARD; Sales of Scrabble and other traditional favourites are ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Subbuteo was invented in 1947 by Peter Adolph of Tunbridge Wells who took the name from the Latin for hobby hawk.
Confessions of a collector by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
It was basically the same game which Peter Adolph would later patent as his own (a birdwatcher, he named his version after the Hobby hawk, or Falco Subbuteo).
Flashback : Sold Out: Barrie Mills on stuff you can't buy anymore by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.