Tom Tiddler's ground
noun
Tom Tid·dler's ground
-ˈtidlə(r)z-
variants
or less commonly Tommy Tiddler's ground
1
: a game in which a player designated Tom Tiddler or Tommy Tiddler tries to catch the other players who invade the area designated as his property
2
: a place (as a no-man's-land) where pickings may be sought or had without effective interference
this country was a Tom Tiddler's ground of raiding parties—T. E. Lawrence
the border now became a sort of Tom Tiddler's ground filled with warring Kaffirs—Stuart Cloete
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