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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1923
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DICKO, n. The game of Duck (Ork. 1923 P. Ork. A.S. I. 69). Also the name given to one of the players.Ork. 1923 P. Ork. A.S. I. 69:
Another game we used to play at was "Dicko." . . . We had our "den" near the school dyke, and there was one of the boys who had to be "dicko." . . . We had to throw our stone from the den and try to knock off the upper one (i.e., the "dicko" stone).
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