The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 421
ockey wasplayed long ago in England, whereit was also called Hookey and Haw-key. Some say that the name isfrom Hock-day, a holiday that cele-brated the expulsion of the Danesfrom England, and others that it isfrom the hooked sticks with whichthe game is played. Games simi-lar to Hockey are Lacrosse… … Weighing a Honey-pot. in a row with hands clasped undertheir bent knees. After a dialoguebetween the merchant and a cus-tomer, in any words they please, thelatter selects a honey pot, and theyproceed to weigh it. This is doneby taking the child by the arms andswinging him backward and forwardtill…
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