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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1893-1911
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ANTONY OVER, ANTHONY-OVER, n. A game which consists in throwing a ball over the roof of a house, or in bouncing it against the side of a house.Sc. 1911 S.D.D.:
Anthony-over, the game of throwing a ball over a house from one party to the other.Kcb. 1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister 99:
The bairns vexed his soul by playing “Antony Over” against the end of his house.
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