Loggets is a game in which sticks are thrown at a stake, with the one closest to the stake the winner – the same principle as in modern bowls.
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A kerchief is a cloth head-covering or scarf (similar to the illustration below).
Read moreIn Roman mythology, Jove (or Jupiter) is the king of the gods, associated with thunder and lightning.
Read moreIn Shakespeare, illness means wickedness.
Read morePronounced hoh-boy, a hautboy is a wind instrument, later called an oboe.
Read morePronounced gib not jib, a gib is a tom-cat.
Read morePronounced foy-zun, foison means abundance.
Read moreExsufflicate is an adjective which means exaggerated or blown up out of all proportion.
Read moreDudgeon means hilt or handle.
Read moreToday’s Shakespearean word of the day is… consanguineous
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