drop the handkerchief
noun
a children's game in which all the players but one stand in a circle facing inward, while that one player stealthily drops a handkerchief behind a player in the circle who must pursue and attempt to catch the one who dropped the handkerchief before the latter reaches the vacated place.
Words nearby drop the handkerchief
drop siding,
drop table,
drop tank,
drop tee,
drop the ball,
drop the handkerchief,
drop valve,
drop window,
drop zone,
drop-dead,
drop-dead date
Example sentences from the Web for drop the handkerchief
"Yes, or 'Post-office' and 'Drop-the-handkerchief,'" said Mrs. Schofield.
Penrod |Booth Tarkington