knock-n-nash

knock-n-nash
Cumbrian Dictionary
( n nocken nash) Another Cumbrian outdoor sport, this one played around the whole of the UK under different names (Ring and run, etc). This game involves knocking on a house door and running away before the door can be answered. Advanced options include then hiding, and watching someone come to the door and be puzzled by the fact there is no-one there.
Hours of fun can be had until you are caught on someones doorstep, in which case honour dictates that you run anyway (making excuses is for sissies). Often the game will then develop into a nice game of Chess (see above).

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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