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- n. A children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to guess who hit him.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him or his hand placed behind him.
Etymologies
- hot + cockle, perhaps corrupted from knuckle. Compare French main chaude ("hot hand"), referring to the same game. (Wiktionary)
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