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CHICAMY—CHOCK OR CHOCK-HOLE 67
Chicamy
Chicamy, chickamy, chimey O, Down to the pond to wash their feet; Bring them back to have some meat, Chickamy, chickamy, chimey O.
—Crockham Hill, Kent (Miss Chase).
The children sing the first line as they go round and round. At the second line they move down the road a little, and turn round and round as they end the rhyme.
Chickidy Hand
Chickidy hand,
Chickidy hand, The Warner, my Cock, Crows at four in the morning. Several boys, placing their clasped fists against a lamp-post, say these lines, after which they run out, hands still clasped. One in the middle tries to catch as many as possible, forming them in a long string, hand in hand, as they are caught. Those still free try to break through the line and rescue the prisoners. If they succeed in parting the line, they may carry one boy pig-a-back to the lamp-post, who becomes "safe." The boy caught last but one becomes " it " in the next game.—Deptford, Kent (Miss Chase).
See "Hunt the Staigie," "Stag Warning," "Whiddy."
Chinnup
A game played with hooked sticks and a ball, also called "Shinnup." Same as "Hockey."
Chinny-mumps
A school-boys' play, consisting in striking the chin with the knuckles; dexterously performed, a kind of time is produced. —Addy's Sheffield Glossary.
Chock or Chock-hole
A game at marbles played by " chocking " or pitching marbles in a hole made for the purpose, instead of shooting at a ring |
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