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Webster 1913 Edition
Hotcockles
Hot′cocˊkles
,Noun.
[
Hot
+ cockle
, cockle
being perh. corrupt. fr. knuckle
. Cf. F. main chaude
(lit., hot hand) hotcockles.] A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him or his hand placed behind him.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hotcockles
HOT'COCKLES
,Noun.
plu.