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push-penny
push-penny n.
Brit. 
/ˈpʊʃˌpɛni/
, /ˈpʊʃˌpɛni/U.S. /ˈpʊʃˌpɛni/
†(a) a custom formerly observed at Durham Cathedral, in which money was thrown to a crowd (see quot. 1856) (obsolete); (b) = push-halfpenny n./ˈpʊʃˌpɛni/ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > shovelboard, etc. > [noun]
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shove-halfpenny1841
push-halfpenny1844
push-penny1856
shovel-penny1887
1856 Times 8 Nov. 6/6 There is a custom which has been upheld from time immemorial by the Dean and Chapter of Durham on three days in the year, which is pretty generally known among the lads of this city as ‘push penny’. On these days the Chapter causes 20 shillings in copper to be scrambled for in the college yard by the juvenile citizens.
1872 B. Jerrold London xviii. 146 Benches where they are playing push-penny.
1876 G. Bell Brit. Pop. Customs 303 At the end of the service a regular pell-mell rush was made for the cloister doors, in order to be present at ‘push-penny’.
1975 Country Life 11 Dec. 1677/4 I am..looking for examples of the following regional inn sports: aunt sally (Oxfordshire)..push penny (Lincolnshire)..actually played in English pubs today.
1991 A. Blair More Tea at Miss Cranston's ix. 99 Alongside the carnival was the circus, favoured by some over the push-penny and the roundabouts.
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