Kick the Cod

cod 1 n A very common and popular game played by boys during the months of summer was called "Kick the cod", a forerunner of what we called football. The "cod" was a ball about the size of a football, though of a different shape. It was made of pieces of old cloth and covered wit...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15101
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Summary:cod 1 n A very common and popular game played by boys during the months of summer was called "Kick the cod", a forerunner of what we called football. The "cod" was a ball about the size of a football, though of a different shape. It was made of pieces of old cloth and covered with a piece of tarpaulin or any other type of stong and durable material. GMSTORY JH 11/73 Used I Used I Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 15 Jun 2016