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runs across and puts his stick into the hole behind which the boy kneels whom they consider has the Cat, the other then running to his place. If they are right in their guess, the holder of the Cat throws it across the ground for the opposite bowler to put it in the hole before the second batsman reaches it. If they guess wrongly, the holder of the Cat puts it into the hole as soon as the batsman runs, and they then become the batsmen for the next game. If the batsmen leave their holes unguarded with the stick, the catsmen can at any time put them "out," by putting the Cat in a hole. If more than two boys on a side play, the others field as in " Cricket."—Barnes (A. B. Gomme).
See "Cat and Dog."
Curcuddie
I. Will ye gang to the lea, Curcuddie,
And join your plack wi' me, Curcuddie ? I lookit about and I saw naebody, And linkit awa' my lane, Curcuddie.
—Chambers' Popular Rhymes, p. 139.
II. Will ye gang wi' me, Curcuddie,
Gang wi' me o'er the lea ?
I lookit roun', saw naebody;
Curcuddie, he left me.
—Biggar (William Ballantyne).
(b) This is a grotesque kind of dance, performed in a shortened posture, sitting on one's hams, with arms akimbo, the dancers forming a circle of independent figures. It always excites a hearty laugh among the senior bystanders; but, ridiculous as it is, it gives occasion for the display of some spirit and agility, as well as skill, there being always an inclination to topple over. Each performer sings the verse (Chambers ; Mactaggart's Gallovidian Encyclopedia).
Mr. Ballantyne says that each one apart tried to dance by throwing out their feet and jumping sideways.
(c) The first syllable of this word is, says Jamieson, undoubtedly the verb curr, to sit on the houghs or hams. The second may be from Teut. kuddey a flock; kudd-en, coire, |
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