noughts and crosses
noun [U] UK (US tick-tack-toe)Definition
› a game played on a piece of paper in which two players write either O or X in a pattern of nine squares. It is won by the first player who places three noughts or three crosses in a straight line.Miscellaneous games and activities
(Definition of noughts and crosses noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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