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buckle-pit1532

a child's game.

marrowbone1533

A type of children's game (perhaps involving the striking of two bones together to make music; cf. sense 1c). Obsolete.

put-pin?1577

= pushpin, n. 1.

primus secundus1584

A type of children's game; probably = pushpin, n. 1a.

fox in the hole1585

(see quots.).

haltering of Hick's mare1585

With the implication of a metaphorical ‘riding’. (See also Shanks' (or Shanks's) mare, pony at shank, n.haltering of Hick's mare: (probably) some…

muss1591

A game in which small objects are thrown down to be scrambled for; (hence) a scramble. Also in extended use.

pushpin1598

A children's game in which each player pushes or propels a pin with the object of crossing that of another player. Now rare and historical.

Jack-in-the-box1600

Any of various children's games; (originally perhaps) a version of that described in sense 3b; (later) any of various games relating to sense 5, esp.

a penny in the forehead1602

a penny in the forehead and variants: with allusion to a trick in which play is made of the way a cold coin pressed firmly on the forehead of the…

buckerels1649

(See quot.)

bumdockdousse1653

Apparently: a children's game in which three people attempt to kick each other on the bottom.

peck-point1653

A children's game played with sticks.

toro1660

A bull used in bullfighting. Also, a child's bullfighting game.

wheelbarrow1740

Usually plural. A children's game or activity in which one partner supports the other as in a wheelbarrow race (sense wheelbarrow race n. (b) at…

thread-needle1751

A children's game, in which, all joining hands, the player at one end of the string passes between the last two at the other end, the rest following.

thrush-a-thrush1766

Name of some boys' game.

runaway ring?1790

a ring given at a door as a trick or joke, the perpetrator running away before the door is opened; cf. runaway knock n.

Gregory1801

The name of an old game. Obsolete.

pick-point1801

(formerly) a children's game, apparently played with points (point, n.1 23a).

fighting cocks1807

In plural. English regional and Irish English. Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata, or its flower spikes, as used in a children's game in which…

runaway knock1813

a knock given at a door as a trick or joke, the perpetrator running away before the door is opened; (also) a game in which this trick is played; cf…

tit-tat-toe1818

A game associated with the recitation of a children's counting-out rhyme beginning with the words ‘tit-tat-toe’ (see, e.g., quot. 1888); spec. (a)…

French and English1820

a children's catching game in which opposing sides raid each other's territory across a ‘border’ in order to capture flags and take prisoners.

honeypots1821

In plural. A children's game in which a number of players sit or squat with their hands gripping the backs of their thighs, while two other players…

roly-poly1821

A game in which people, esp. children, roll down a bank or grassy slope.

tickle-tail1821

A game: = thread-needle, n. 1. dialect.

pottle1822

= hopscotch, n. Also in plural in same sense.

King of Cantland1825

In the names of various games (esp. children's games), as King Arthur, King Caesar, King I am, King of Cantland, etc. Also: the leading or central…

tip-top-castle1834

name of some boys' game.

tile1837

Applied to an ancient Greek game: see quot. 1837.

statue1839

Usually in plural. Any of various children's games in which players must stand still in different postures. Also more fully game of statues, statue

chip stone1843

(The name of) a children's game in which a spinning top is used to knock a stone from one marker to another, the winner being the player who…

hen and chickens1843

A children's chasing game.

king of the castle1843

Also with capital initials. A children's game in which one player must keep the others from occupying his or her place at the summit of a hill or…

King Caesar1849

In the names of various games (esp. children's games), as King Arthur, King Caesar, King I am, King of Cantland, etc. Also: the leading or central…

rap-jacket1870

A whipping game, played esp. by schoolboys (see quot. 1893).

old witch1881

any of various children's games in which one player (the ‘old witch’) attempts to catch the others.

tick-tack-toe1884

A children's game played on a slate, consisting in trying with the eyes shut to bring the pencil down on one of the numbers of a set, the number…

twos and threes1896

a children's chasing game for six or more players.

last across (the road)1904

last across (the road): a children's game in which players try to be the last to cross a road (or railway) safely in front of an approaching…

step1909

Chiefly plural. Any of various children's games (see quots.). Cf. grandmother's footsteps n. at grandmother, n. compounds 2.

king of the hill1928

A children's game in which one player must keep the others from occupying his or her place at the summit of a hill or other high position; the…

Pooh-sticks1928

In plural. A game in which sticks are thrown into a river from the upstream side of a bridge, the winner being the person whose stick emerges…

trick or treat1928

The practice, usually by children, of going from door to door at Halloween to ask for sweets or candy by saying ‘trick or treat’, typically while…

stare-you-out1932

the activity of attempting to stare someone out (see to stare out at phrasal verbs), esp. as a children's game; also attributive, esp. with…

king of the mountain1933

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Also with capital initials. A children's game in which one player must keep the others from occupying his…

dab cricket1938

a children's pencil-and-paper game based on cricket.

Urkey1938

A local name of a children's game (see quot. 1938). Also, the person who is ‘it’ in this game. As v. transitive, to defeat in this game. Cf. lerky, n.

trick-or-treating1941

The action or practice, usually by children, of going from door to door at Halloween asking for sweets or candy by saying ‘trick or treat’, typically…

seven-up1950

Originally and chiefly North American. A children's game in which seven chosen participants must each attempt to tap another player in the wider…

squashed tomato1959

a name given in different localities to various children's games (see quots.).

slot-racing1965

Pog1993

In singular: a cardboard or plastic disc (originally obtained from the lid of a juice or milk bottle), usually printed with a design or picture and…

knights-

in plural. A boys' game.

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