The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2) / With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.

by Alice Bertha Gomme

BALL GAMES.

(With bats and sticks played by rival parties.)

• [Bad].
• [Baddin].
• [Bandy-ball].
• [Bandy-cad].
• [Bandy-hoshoe].
• [Bandy-wicket].
• [Bittle-battle].
• [Buzz and Bandy].
• [Cat and Dog].
• [Cat and Dog Hole].
• [Catchers].
• [Cat i’ the Hole].
• [Chinnup].
• [Chow].
• [Church and Mice].
• [Codlings].
• [Common].
• [Crab-sowl].
• [Crooky].
• [Cuck-ball].
• [Cudgel].
• [Dab-an-Thricker].
• [Doddart].
• [Hawkey].
• [Hockey].
• [Hornie Holes].
• [Hummie].
• [Hurling].
• [Jowls].
• [Kibel and Nerspel].
• [Kirk the Gussie].
• [Kit-Cat].
• [Lobber].
• [Munshets].
• [Nur and Spel].
• [Peg and Stick].
• [Rounders].
• [Scrush].
• [Shinney].
• [Sow-in-the-Kirk].
• [Stones].
• [Stool-ball].
• [Tip-cat].
• [Trap-bat and ball].
• [Tribet].
• [Trippet and coit].
• [Troap].
• [Trounce hole].
• [Trunket].
• [Waggles].

GAMES OF SKILL AND CHANCE.

Aim—Throwing sticks or stones to hit particular object.

• [All in the Well].
• [Cockly Jock].
• [Cogs].
• [Doagan].
• [Duck at the Table].
• [Duckstone].
• [Loggats].
• [Mag].
• [Nacks].
• [Paip].
• [Pay Swad].
• [Peg-fiched].
• [Penny Cast].
• [Penny Prick].
• [Roly Poly].

Buttons.

• [Banger].
• [Buttons].
• [Cots and Twisses].
• [Hard Buttons].
• [Pitch and Toss].
• [Skyte the Bob].

Chance, or Gambling.

• [Chuck Farthing].
• [Cross and Pile].
• [Dab].
• [Davie Drap].
• [Hairry my Bossie].
• [Headicks and Pinticks].
• [Heads and Tails].
• [Hustle Cap].
• [Jingle-the-Bonnet].
• [Lang Larence].
• [Neivie-nick-nack].
• [Odd-man].
• [Odd or Even].
• [Pednameny].
• [Pick and Hotch].
• [Pinch].