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hotcockles
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hotcockles, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
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