stack-upon-the-kill

noun

A dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.

Meanings

nounstack-upon-the-kill (uncountable)

alternative stack-upo'-the-kill

  1. UKhistoricaluncountablegamesA dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.

    Synonyms: more sacks to the mill, dogpile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.

Origin

From the cry of the people joining the dogpile.

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