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Hone’s Table Book (1827)

  • Abraham Cann Appeal to antiquity The lock
  • Date: June 20, 1827
  • Source: Hone’s Table Book
  • Type: Book
  • Tags: Abraham Cann Appeal to antiquity The lock

DEVONSHIRE WRESTLING. For the Table Book. Abraham Cann, the Devonshire champion, and his brother wrestlers of that county, are objected to for their play with the foot, called “showing a toe” in Devonshire; or, to speak plainly, “kicking.” Perhaps neither the objectors, nor Abraham and his fellow-countrymen, are aware, that the Devonshire custom was also […]

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