hot cockles
noun
a children's game in which a blindfolded player is hit by one of the other players and then tries to guess which one did the hitting.
Origin of hot cockles
First recorded in 1540–50
Words nearby hot cockles
hot bed,
hot buttered rum,
hot button,
hot cake,
hot cap,
hot cockles,
hot cold-working,
hot comb,
hot corner,
hot cross bun,
hot dog
British Dictionary definitions for hot cockles
hot cockles
noun
(functioning as singular)
(formerly) a children's game in which one blindfolded player has to guess which other player has hit him