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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1897
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†GUESSERIE, n. A name given to the one chosen as Guesser or Witch in the game of Namers and Guessers (see Gomme Trad. Games (1894) I. 409).Mry. 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sk. 153:
"Chapse me namerie." "Chapse me guesserie."
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