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... Games held throughout Scotland . Highland Games , originally athletic meet- ings carried out in the Scottish Highlands ; now similar meetings in any part of the world , usually conducted under the auspices of a lo- cal Caledonian ...
... Games held throughout Scotland . Highland Games , originally athletic meet- ings carried out in the Scottish Highlands ; now similar meetings in any part of the world , usually conducted under the auspices of a lo- cal Caledonian ...
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... game played on ice . The text article covers the history and cur- rent status of the game , styles and basic prin- ciples of play , and women's field hockey . RELATED ENTRIES in the Ready Reference and Index : for games : see bandy ...
... game played on ice . The text article covers the history and cur- rent status of the game , styles and basic prin- ciples of play , and women's field hockey . RELATED ENTRIES in the Ready Reference and Index : for games : see bandy ...
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... games , there have been two developments : one emphasizing skill ( as in the modern game of jackstones , or jacks ) and the other , the accumulation of as many men as possible . In the U.S. and Canada , jacks is primarily a girls ' game ...
... games , there have been two developments : one emphasizing skill ( as in the modern game of jackstones , or jacks ) and the other , the accumulation of as many men as possible . In the U.S. and Canada , jacks is primarily a girls ' game ...
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