tag

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

A slight touch. A boy touched by one who is in the first instance fixed upon to commence the game, is in his turn obliged to overtake and touch another of the party, when he cries tag, and so the game proceeds. According to Mr. Halliwell the same game is played in Warwickshire, where it is called tick.

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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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