Mythology & Folklore
One-ery, two-ery, hickary, hum
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
One-ery, two-ery, hickary, hum,
Fillison, follison, Nicholson, John,
Quever, quauver, Irish Mary,
Stenkarum, stankarum, buck!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games. [Used in Somersetshire in counting out the game of pee-wip or pee wit.]
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