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Well, kick-shins is this: one fellow stands in front of the other fellow, and one takes hold of the collar of the other fellow, and the other fellow takes hold of his collar, and then they kicks each other's shins, and the one what squeals fust, he's licked, and the other one gits the gal.
The Captain's Toll-Gate Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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"I tell you, sah," he said to Locker, "why don't you try kick-shins?
The Captain's Toll-Gate Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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