loggets

loggets
/law"gits, log"its/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
a game, formerly played in England, in which players throw pieces of wood at a stake.
Also, loggats.
[1575-85; pl. of logget, equiv. to LOG1 + -ET]

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  • loggets — or loggats noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: probably from 1log + et Date: 1581 a game formerly played in England in which participants throw pieces of wood at a stake …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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