noughts and crosses

noun

British
: a game in which one player draws Xs and another player draws Os inside a set of nine squares and each player tries to be the first to fill a row of squares with either Xs or Os

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“Noughts and crosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noughts%20and%20crosses. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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