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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.Gomme, Alice Bertha

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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

Name: The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.
Author: Gomme, Alice Bertha

Gomme, Alice Bertha

Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain

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  Caiche.
  Call-the-Guse.
  Camp.
  Canlie.
  Capie-Hole.
  Carrick.
  Carry my Lady to London.
  Carrying the Queen a Letter.
  Cashhornie.
  Castles.
  Cat and Dog.
  Cat-Beds.
  Cat’s Cradle.
  Cat-gallows.
  Cat i’ the Hole.
  Cat after Mouse.
  Catchers.
  Chacke-Blyndman.
  Chance Bone.
  Change Seats.
  Checkstone.
  Cherry Odds.
  Cherry-pit.
  Chicamy.
  Chickidy Hand.
  Chinnup.
  Chinny-mumps.
  Chock or Chock-hole.
  Chow.
  Chuck-farthing.
  Chuck-hole.
  Chucks.
  Church and Mice.
  Click.
  Click, Clock, Cluck.
  Clowt-clowt.
  Clubby.
  Coal under Candlestick.
  Cob.
  Cobbin-match.
  Cobble.
  Cobbler’s Hornpipe.
  Cob-nut.
  Cock.
  Cock-battler.
  Cock-fight.
  Cock-haw.
  Cock-stride.
  Cockertie-hooie.
  Cockle-bread.
  Cockly-jock.
  Cock’s-headling.
  Cock-steddling.
  Codlings.
  Cogger.
  Cogs.
  Common.
  Conkers.
  Conquerors.
  Contrary, Rules of.
  Cop-halfpenny.
  Corsicrown.
  Cots and Twisses.
  Course o’ Park.
  Crab-sowl.
  Crates.
  Cricket.
  Crooky.
  Cross and Pile.
  Cross-bars.
  Cross-questions.
  Cross Tig.
  Cry Notchil.
  Cuck-ball.
  Cuckoo.
  Cuddy and the Powks.
  Cudgel.
  Curcuddie.
  Curly Locks.
  Currants and Raisins.
  Cushion Dance.
  Cutch a Cutchoo.
  Cutters and Trucklers.

  DAB.
  Dab-an-thricker.
  Dab-at-the-hole.
  Dalies.
  Davie-drap.
  Deadily.
  Diamond Ring.
  Dibbs.
  Dinah.
  Dip o’ the Kit.
  Dish-a-loof.
  Doddart.
  Doncaster Cherries.
  Dools.
  Down in the Valley.
  Drab and Norr.
  Draw a Pail of Water.
  Drawing Dun out of the Mire.
  Drop Handkerchief.
  Dropping the Letter.
  Duck under the Water.
  Duck at the Table.
  Duck Dance.
  Duck Friar.
  Ducks and Drakes.
  Duckstone.
  Duffan Ring.
  Dumb Crambo.
  Dumb Motions.
  Dump.
  Dumps.
  Dust-point.

  ELLER Tree.
  Ezzeka.

  FATHER’S Fiddle.
  Feed the Dove.
  Find the Ring.
  Fippeny Morrell.
  Fire, Air, and Water.
  Fivestones.
  Flowers.
  Follow my Gable.
  Follow my Leader.
  Fool, Fool, come to School.
  Foot and Over.
  Football.
  Forfeits.
  Fox.
  Fox and Goose (1).
  Fox and Geese (2).
  Fox in the Fold.
  Fox in the Hole.
  French Jackie.
  French and English.
  French Blindman’s Buff.
  Friar-rush.
  Frincy-francy.
  Frog-lope.
  Frog in the Middle.

  GAP.
  Garden Gate.
  Gegg.
  Genteel Lady.
  Ghost at the Well.
  Giants.
  Giddy.
  Gilty-galty.
  Gipsy.
  Gled-wylie.
  Glim-glam.
  Gobs.
  Green Grass.
  Green Gravel.
  Green Grow the Leaves (1).
  Green Grow the Leaves (2).
  Gully.

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