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stack-upon-the-kill

stack-upon-the-kill noun: a dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.

Noun

stack-upon-the-kill (uncountable)

  1. (UK, historical) A dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.

Synonyms of stack-upon-the-kill

Forms of stack-upon-the-kill

alternative formstack-upo'-the-kill

Origin of stack-upon-the-kill

From the cry of the people joining the dogpile.

Words formed from stack-upon-the-kill

Questions about stack-upon-the-kill

What does stack-upon-the-kill mean?
Stack-upon-the-kill means a dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.
What part of speech is stack-upon-the-kill?
Stack-upon-the-kill is a noun.

Words near stack-upon-the-kill in the dictionary

  1. stack-rank
  2. stack-ranked
  3. stack-ranking
  4. stack-ranks
  5. stack-upo'-the-kill
  6. stack-upon-the-kill
  7. stackability
  8. stackable
  9. stackables
  10. stackably
  11. stackage

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