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tombola Definition

tom·bola (täm bōlə, tämbə lə)

noun

a British gambling game somewhat like bingo

Etymology: It, prob. < tombolare, to tumble

tombola Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • run: The next weekend, Jim was attending a local show where the District was running a tombola.
  • have: Boro Council Reading Events Secondary World Book Day lucky dip tombola For World Book Day we had a lucky dip tombola.
  • hold: Lisa Partridge from Bexhill on Sea raised £ 2100 by holding various tombolas.
  • include: A range of stalls and activities, including the ever-popular tombola, crazy golf, refreshments and the prize raffle raised almost £ 600.
  • organize: I have to talk about Christmas in England and organize a tombola, but it's my LAST DAY AT SCHOOL!
  • feature: The event, being held from 10 till 1pm, features a grand tombola with many excellent prizes.

Preposition: with

  • prise: The event, being held from 10 till 1pm, features a grand tombola with many excellent prizes.

Adjective modifier

  • lucky: Boro Council Reading Events Secondary World Book Day lucky dip tombola For World Book Day we had a lucky dip tombola.
  • grand: The event, being held from 10 till 1pm, features a grand tombola with many excellent prizes.
  • popular: Other stalls at the fair will include plants, books, jewelry, nearly new clothes and the popular tombola.
  • coconut: Face painting, donkey rides, Tudor brass rubbing workshop, traditional fairground rides, coconut shy, tombola and hook the duck.

Modifies a noun

  • stall: There will also be a tombola stall; donations of prizes will be most welcome.
  • prise: In addition we have hundreds of raffle and tombola prizes and I shall run a mini auction of rare whiskies.
  • ticket: This was appreciated as it enabled me to gain access easily although I did have to pay a quid for some tombola tickets.
  • stand: The glasses counter is starting to take shape, as is the tombola stand and food counter.
  • item: Also tombola items and sweets would be great too.

Noun used with modifier

  • plus: There will be a BBQ plus tombola, face painting and the like.
  • dip: Boro Council Reading Events Secondary World Book Day lucky dip tombola For World Book Day we had a lucky dip tombola.
  • bottle: There will be a bottle tombola and goods on sale will include delicious home-made preserves, marmalades and sweets.
  • chocolate: Caitlin and Georgia were very busy with the chocolate tombola too as you can imagine, and Scarlett a willing helper to Guider Coral.

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