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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PRESS-GANG-THE-WEAVER, n.comb. A children's game, phs. one resembling the game of Release, q.v.Gsw. 1900 Gsw. Evening News (21 June):
Games like “smuggle-eerie” and “press-gang-the-weaver” formed a link with the earlier years of the century when smuggling and the press-gang were common.