ring taw
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How to use ring taw in a sentence
A few tried marbles, but there was scarcely light for the purpose, and ring-taw was quickly abandoned.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. Kingston"ring taw" can be played by as few as two players; but in this case they must each put several marbles in the ring.
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes | Dorothy Canfield FisherA number of little boys were playing a game of ring-taw in a corner of the yard.
Ernest Bracebridge | William H. G. Kingstonring taw is a game requiring skill and judgment, and is a most excellent game.
Addy (Sheffield Glossary) says, “Ring-taw” is a marble marked with a red ring used in the game of marbles.
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol II of II) | Alice Bertha Gomme
British Dictionary definitions for ring taw
a game of marbles in which players attempt to knock other players' marbles out of a ring
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