stack-upon-the-kill

English

Alternative forms

stack-upo'-the-kill

Etymology

From the cry of the people joining the dogpile.

Noun

stack-upon-the-kill (uncountable)

(Britain, historical games) A dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.

Synonyms

more sacks to the mill; see dogpile

Derived terms

stacks on the mill

References

"stack" in Joseph Wright's The English Dialect Dictionary, Vol. V, London: H. Frowde, 1898-1905.

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