Brockett (North Country Words, p. 115) calls this “‘Kitty-Cat,’ a puerile game.
Then in his hand he takes a thick bat,
With which he used to play at ‘Kit-Cat’”
—Cotton’s Works, 1734, p. 88.
See “[Cat and Dog],” “[Cudgel],” “[Munshets],” “[Tip-Cat].”
Kit-Cat-Cannio
A sedentary game, played by two, with slate and pencil, or pencil and paper. It is won by the party who can first get three marks (o’s or x’s) in a line; the marks being made alternately by the players o or x in one of the nine spots equidistant in three rows, when complete. He who begins has the advantage, as he can contrive to get his mark in the middle.—Moor’s Suffolk Words.
The same game as “[Nought and Crosses],” which see.
Kittlie-cout
A game mentioned but not described by a writer in Blackwood’s Magazine, August 1821, as played in Edinburgh. He mentions that the terms “hot” and “cold” are used in the game. The game of “[Hide and Seek].”—Jamieson.