A game in which two or more put a halfpenny each, or any piece of coin, into a cap or bonnet. After jingling or shaking them together, they are thrown on the ground; and he who has most heads when it is his turn to jingle, gains the stakes which were put into the bonnet.—Jamieson.
Halliwell (Dictionary) says this is a northern name for the game of “Shake Cap,” and Brockett (North Country Words) speaks of it as a game much practised among the young pitmen and keelmen.
Jingo-ring
Here we go by jingo-ring, jingo-ring, jingo-ring,
Here we go by jingo-ring, and round by merry-ma-tansy.
—Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).
Sung to the “[Mulberry]” or “Ivy bush” tune.
The children form a ring and dance round singing. At the last word they all fall down.
See “[Merry-ma-tansa].”
Jinkie
A game among children, in which they run round a table trying to catch one whose business is by quick turns to elude them.—Jamieson.