[Lexicog] Re: Pejorative suffixes (more-ish)

[Peter Kirk]

On 30/03/2005 08:14, Nick Miller wrote:

>On the subject of bully, where does "bully" in ice hockey originally come
>from? The Glossary of Historic Ice Hockey Terms at
>http://www.birthplaceofhockey.com/evolution/glossary.html lists it as
>follows:
>"The first method of beginning an Ice Hockey game. Opposing centre players
>banged sticks on ice beside ball, next banged each other's sticks above the
>ball, then went for the ball. In Ice Hockey replaced by Face-Off in Winnipeg
>in 1893."
>When you consider "lovers", this funny little ritual of banging sticks is
>interesting.
>
>
>
This "bully" or "bully-off" is still part of the rules of (field) hockey
as played here in the UK and in many other countries, and at the
Olympics. See
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0021713.html
for information including a picture.

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Peter Kirk
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peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
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