halma

British  

/ ˈhælmə /

noun

1. a board game in which players attempt to transfer their pieces from their own to their opponents' bases

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Etymology

Origin of halma

C19: from Greek halma leap, from hallesthai to leap

Example Sentences

Among the more capable halma players is William, Griffith.

From Time Magazine Archive

I've come to be your legger, grandma," she announced, "and I'll read to you, or amuse you, or play dominos or halma with you, or anything you like.

From Cricket at the Seashore by Richards, Harriet Roosevelt

Inside were the emerald and opal "halma" board and ruby and diamond pieces, and with them a slip of parchment with Daphne's handwriting.

From In Brief Authority by Anstey, F.

Sitting up waiting to be read aloud to and played halma with when Richard wanted me.

From Mary Olivier: a Life by Sinclair, May

Dessert the evening before had proved a very dull affair, and the time in the drawing-room afterwards, playing halma with the cousins, was worse.

From Queensland Cousins by Haverfield, Eleanor Luisa