The Traditional Children's Games of England Scotland
& Ireland In Dictionary Form - Volume 1

With Tunes(sheet music), Singing-rhymes(lyrics), Methods Of Playing with diagrams and illustrations.

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	98              DODDART—DONCASTER CHERRIES longest—viz., those who are best at enduring pain. Tender hands could not stand it a moment: one dash of a rustic "loof" would make the blood spurt from the tip of every finger. It is a piece of pastime to country lads of the same nature as M Hard Knuckles " (Mactaggart's Gallovidian Ency­clopaedia). This is a well-known game for small children in
	London. After each child's hands have been withdrawn and replaced on top as many times as possible without deranging the order, a general scramble and knocking of hands together ends the game (A. B. Gomme). Jamieson (Etymological Diet.) gives this as a sport of children. See "Dump," "Green Grass," "Hot Cockles." Doddart A game played in a large level field with a bent stick called " doddart." Two parties, headed by two captains, endeavour to drive a wooden ball to their respective boundaries (Halliwell's Dictionary). Brockett (North Country Words) adds to this that the captains are entitled to choose their followers by alternate votes. A piece of globular wood called an " orr" or " coit" is thrown down in the middle of the field and driven to one of two opposite hedges—the alley, hail-goal, or boun­dary. The same game as "Clubby," "Hockey," "Shinney," "Shinneyhaw." Doncaster Cherries One boy kneels, holding a long rope, the other end of which is held by another boy; the other players stand round about with handkerchiefs in hands, knotted. The one who holds the rope-end and standing cries out—