Picture No | 10207877 |
Date | 17th century |
Description | Cock-throwing on Shove Tuesday |
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Cock throwing on Shove Tuesday, also known as cock-shying or throwing at cocks, was a blood sport widely practised in England, where a rooster was tied to a post, and people took turns throwing cokstele at the bird till it died.
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Source | Engraving in 'Old England', volume II, No. 1807, page 129 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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