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The games & diversions of Argyleshire (1901)

Maclagan, Robert Craig, 1839- · London : For the Folk-lore Society by D. Nutt · leaf 152

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n bowl not being generallyobtainable, the peaver is commonly a smooth flat stone.The players play in turn. The player lays the peaver downin the bed at the end of the figure at which she commences.She has then to hop across the line into the bed in which thepeaver is, and, without putting the other… … end of the court, when she has to work her peaver back inthe manner described from bed to bed to the first bed. During the course there are three conditions the violationof any one of which puts the player out till her turn comesround again :—(i.) She must go over the whole course hoppingon one…

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