bounty
bounty n My friends and I had a very popular game call ed "pitching coppers", this was played when we were older as opposed to the younger children (with less money) who "pitched buttons". A hole was dug in the ground and a place chosen about 10 feet from it called a "bounty...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7301 |
| Summary: | bounty n My friends and I had a very popular game call ed "pitching coppers", this was played when we were older as opposed to the younger children (with less money) who "pitched buttons". A hole was dug in the ground and a place chosen about 10 feet from it called a "bounty". We took turns "pitching" and "nicking" the coppers with our thumb. Any that was "pitched" or "nicked"in the hole was ours. See cited quotation. JH APR 1971 Used I Used I Used I [see 'mot'] 'dod' 'pitching buttons,'etc. Source appears in DNE I as C 67-1 |
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