Hornie-Holes (also Kittie-Cat)

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Game	Hornie-Holes (also Kittie-Cat)
Game Family	Fungo Fungo
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Eras	Predecessor
Invented	No
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Description	per Jamieson (1825.) Two teams of two boys, defend their holes with a sticks, described as like a walking sticks, against a cat (“a piece of stick, and frequently a sheep’s horn”) thrown “at some distance” by their opposite numbers.
Sources	J. Jamieson, Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (Edinburgh, 1825), page 592-593.
Source Image	[[Image:|left|thumb]]
Comment	An obscure poem reportedly recited during this game seems to suggest it was played din Scotland.  See Alice Bertha Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (London, D. Nutt, 1894), page unspecified.  Edit with form to add a comment
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