1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TRAP-BALL, or KNUR AND SPELL (M. Eng. knurre, knot; Dan. spil, spindle), an old English game, which can be traced back to the beginning of the i4th century, and was commonly played in northern England as late as 1825, but has since been practically confined to children (bat, trap and ball). It was played with a wooden trap, by means of which a ball (knur) of hard wood about the size of a walnut was thrown into the air, where it was struck by the player with the " trip-stick," a bat consisting of two parts: the stic…
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- Vol. 27, pp. 213-213