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Definition of Spin the plate
1. Noun. A game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spin The Plate
Literary usage of Spin the plate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public School Methods (1916)
"spin the plate. Children sit on the floor, or in small chairs, in a semi-circle.
The teacher or other leader twirls a plate or a large wooden ring and calls ..."
2. Public School Methods (1921)
"spin the plate. Children sit on the floor, or in small chairs, in a semi-circle.
The teacher or other leader twirls a plate or a large wooden ring and calls ..."
3. The girl's own book by Lydia Maria Child (1853)
"... named Necklace must jump up and spin the plate round, like a top. But there
are certain rules to he observed in doing this, which are extremely ..."
4. Games & Dances: A Selected Collection of Games, Song-games and Dances by William Albin Stecher (1912)
"spin the plate. The players form a circle and are numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. The leader
is inside the circle. He holds a disk or plate in his hand, and, ..."
5. The Thought Reader by Maud Summers (1900)
"spin the plate. Point to the north. Throw the ball. Catch the ball. Spin the top.
spin the plate. March like soldiers. ..."
6. Social Games and Group Dances: A Collection of Games and Dances Suitable for by James Claude Elsom, Blanche Mathilde Trilling (1919)
"... endeavors to catch the plate before it has fallen on its flat side to the floor.
If he succeeds he returns to his seat; if not, he must spin the plate ..."
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