Back Furness Dialect Dictionary lækin aboot playing games

langkister loup - leap frog footen hofe - a variety of leap frog booly - a child's hoop tig - touch; a children's game neavy-nack - children's game; guessing which fist contains the object

ducksten - lads' game played with round stones (ducks), one placed on a large flat stone (the ducksten), the others being pitched with intent to knock it off checks - knuckle bones used in a game pitch and toss - heads and tails

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