tombola

(tɒmˈbəʊlə)

(Gambling, except Cards) Brit a type of lottery, esp at a fête, in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum

[C19: from Italian, from tombolare to somersault; see tumble]

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Noun

tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum

lottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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tombola

[tɒmˈbəʊlə] N (Brit) → tómbola f

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tombola

n → Tombola f

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tombola

[tɒmˈbəʊlə] n (Brit) → tombola

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Sunderland firm tombola develops and produces original bingo software and games, created by an in-house development team, and is one of the largest employers of game and web developers in the North East.

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Youngsters will get the chance to meet Santa and enjoy games, a bouncy castle and face painting, while adults can take part in a raffle and tombola and hear the choirs from Prior's Mill and St John's The Evangelist primary schools.

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A tombola was run by Carol Parr and Chris Goodwin throughout the afternoon and proved to be the major fund-raiser of the day.

Underbank 'thank you' for Holmfirth help

There will be cake, plant and craft stalls, a bottle tombola and a bouncy castle for under 10s.

Your Focus

The centre is also looking for anyone who would like to help by donating a gift for the raffle and tombola.

Christmas fair to raise funds

Visitors snapped up plants, jewellery, books and took part in a tombola, while others tucked in to home-made cakes.

Spring fair helps church funds; East City News YARDLEY

tombola is currently undergoing a period of growth as part of its 2020 strategy.

A Meeting With... James Conway, lead platform developer at tombola

We held a tombola at Asda Living and thank you to Asda and Teesside Park for inviting us and thank you to everyone who had a go on the tombola and put pennies in my bucket and I do hope you all won a nice prize.

I can't wait for all those Easter eggs

The tombola, raffle and Jubilee produce stall proved popular.

Colourful street party for the Jubilee

St John's Primary School, in Winsford Avenue, will host everything from cake baking to an Easter egg hunt and chocolate tombola.

Soak the Head at school fete

The Rotary Club of Monkseaton Centenary, based in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, has entered into an agreement to provide prizes for tombola stalls to help raise cash for The Great North Children's Hospital.

Club helps poorly kids

Last Friday officers held a raffle, manned the tombola and played 'cop a robber' where had their photo taken catching a pretend thief.

Fund-raising day was a cop effort; SUTTON COLDFIELD