hoist-your-sails-and-run
hoist v A children's game, not unlike hide-and-seek, in which the searcher, after giving the 'hiders' a chance to conceal themselves, cries 'Hoist your sails and run' before seeking them. The first discovered then becomes 'it', the seeker. The signal to begin is th...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36466 |
| Summary: | hoist v A children's game, not unlike hide-and-seek, in which the searcher, after giving the 'hiders' a chance to conceal themselves, cries 'Hoist your sails and run' before seeking them. The first discovered then becomes 'it', the seeker. The signal to begin is the cry from the seeker: Hi, ho wherever you're at, Don't show the brim of your hat, Hoist your sails and run'. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I |
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