Bully-off
noun
a method by which a game is restarted after a stoppage. Two opposing players stand with the ball between them and alternately strike their sticks together and against the ground three times before trying to hit the ball
verb
(intransitive, adverb) to restart play after a stoppage with a bully-off
Historical Examples
A Popular Schoolgirl Angela Brazil
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