cat's cradle
noun [C or U] /ˌkætsˈkreɪ.dl̩/Definition
› in children's games, a special pattern or series of patterns made by wrapping string around the fingers of both handsToys and dolls
(Definition of cat's cradle noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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