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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†CORSICROWN, n. A game: “a square figure is divided by four lines, which cross other in the crown or centre; two of these lines connect the opposite angles, and two the sides at the points of bisection; two players play, each has three men, or flitchers; now there are seven points for these men to move about on, six on the edges of the square, and one at the centre, the men belonging to each player are not set together as at draughts, but mingled with other; the one who has the first move may always have the game, which is won by getting the three men on a line” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 142). Cf. the child's game of noughts and crosses. Also in reduced form corsie (Dmf. 1920).
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"Corsicrown n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Sep 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/corsicrown>
