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hustle-cap
hustle-cap ? Obs. (ˈhʌs(ə)lˌkæp) Also hussel-cap. [f. hustle v. (sense 1) + cap n. Cf. MLG. hutseken, hütschen, MDu. hutssecruyssen as names of similar games.] A form of pitch-and-toss, in which the coins were ‘hustled’ or shaken together in a cap before being tossed.1709 Brit. Apollo II. No. 2. 1/2... Oxford English Dictionary
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hustle
▪ I. hustle, v. (ˈhʌs(ə)l) Also 8 hussell, 8–9 hussle. [ad. Du. husselen, hutselen, to shake, to toss, MDu. hutselen to shake the money in the game of hustle-cap, EFris. hütseln, to toss about, to move hither and thither, a frequentative of Du. hutsen, MHG. hutzen; cf. Du. hotsen, G. (dial.) hotzen,... Oxford English Dictionary
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span-farthing
† span-farthing Obs. [f. span n.1 or v.1 and farthing n.] A game played with farthings after the same manner as span-counter.1688 Holme Armoury iii. xvi. (Roxb.) 82/1 Playes with Instruments... Span Farthing. 1693 Locke Educ. Wks. 1727 III. 25 Learning to wrangle at Trap, or rook at Span-farthing. 1... Oxford English Dictionary
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pinch
▪ I. pinch, n. (pɪn(t)ʃ) Forms: see next. [f. pinch v.] I. 1. a. An act of pinching; a firm compression between the finger and thumb or any two opposing surfaces; a nip, a squeeze; † a seizure with the teeth, a bite (obs.).1591 Shakes. 1 Hen. VI, iv. ii. 49 If we be English Deere be then in blood, N... Oxford English Dictionary
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young
▪ I. young, a. (n.1) (jʌŋ) Forms: α. 1 ᵹeong, ᵹiong, ᵹung, iung, 2 jung, 2–5 (6 Sc.) ȝung, 3 ȝeung, 3–5 ȝeong(e, ȝonge, ȝunge, yung, (6 Sc.) ȝong, 3–7 yong, (4 ȝonke, ȝhoung, yhung), 4–5 yunge, 4–6 yonge, ȝoung(e, (5 yhonge, ȝoyng, 6 yownge, yongue), 6–7 yoong, younge, 6– young. β. 1 ᵹing, 3 ȝuing, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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pitch
▪ I. pitch, n.1 (pɪtʃ) Forms: 1–2 pic; 2–5 pich, 3–6 pych, (3 pisch), 4–5 pycche, picche, 4–6 pyche, (5 peche), 5–6 piche, pytch(e, pitche, 6– pitch. β. (northern) 3–6 pik, 4 pic, pike, 4–5 pyke, pikke, 4–6 pyk, pyck, 5 picke, pikk, pykk(e, 6–7 (8–9 dial.) pick. [OE. pic, ad. L. pix, pic-em (whence ... Oxford English Dictionary
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