buck n Cp BLIND-BUCK-AND-DAVY for sense 1; cp EDD ~ sb³ 3 'driver used in the game of buck-stick; the game itself for sense 2.
   1 One who covers his eyes in the game hide-and-seek (P 148-64).
   2 Comb buck-cat: game played with two sticks, one used as a bat or driver; cp CAT⁴, PUSS.
   C 75-139 ~ a game played with a long stick, used as a bat, and a short stick which was used to be batted. The small stick was tilted against a rock, then the batter would hook it into the air; as it fell it would be batted with the long stick.

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