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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hotcocklesnoun
A play in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him.
Etymology: hautes coquilles, French.
The chytindra is certainly not our hotcockles; for that was by pinching, not by striking. Scriblerus Club , Mar. Scribl.
As at hotcockles once I laid me down,
And felt the weighty hand of many a clown,
Buxoma gave a gentle tap, and I
Quick rose, and read soft mischief in her eye. John Gay, Past.
Webster Dictionary
Hotcocklesnoun
a childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him or his hand placed behind him
Etymology: [Hot + cockle, cockle being perh. corrupt. fr. knuckle. Cf. F. main chaude (lit., hot hand) hotcockles.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hotcockles in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hotcockles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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