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Phrases) says it is a game played at fairs and races. It is, under the name of " Kayles," well described and illustrated by Strutt (Sports and Pastimes, p. 270, 271), which is reproduced here. It will be seen that Jamieson describes it as played with a pole or cudgel. He says this game no doubt gave origin to the modern one of "Nine-pins;" though primitively the Kayle-pins do not appear to have been confined to any certain number nor shape. . . . The Kayle-pins appear to have been placed in one row only. He also says that " Half- bowl," played in Hertfordshire, was called " Roly-poly." |
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Jamieson [Dictionary) gives this as " Rollie-poly," a game of nine-pins, called also Kayles. The name "Rollie-poly" was given to it because it was played with a pole, or cudgel, by which the pins were knocked over. In the West of Scotland, where this game was in great repute in olden times, it formed one of the chief sports of Fastern's-e'en, and was a favourite amusement at fairs and races. The awards for successful throwing were generally in the form of small cakes of gingerĀbread, which were powerful incentives to the game, and never failed to attract players in response to the cry, "Wha'U try the lucky Kayles ? " |
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