Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Tug of War

(The), a rural sport, in which a number of men or boys, divided into two bands, lay hold of a strong rope and pull against each other till one side has tugged the other over the dividing line.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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