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The Oxford Companion to British History | 2002 | | Copyright

fives. The game of fives, in a rough form, certainly dates back to Tudor times, though the derivation of the name is unclear. The essential ingredients are a hard ball, gloves to protect the hands, which are used instead of rackets, and a wall or court. Its modern form derives from versions played at Eton, Rugby, and Winchester, which spread to other schools in the later 19th cent. and then to universities. The first attempt to standardize the rules was in 1877.

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A Dictionary of British History | 2004 | | Copyright

fives The game of fives, in a rough form, dates back to Tudor times, though the derivation of the name is unclear. The essential ingredients are a hard ball, gloves to protect the hands, which are used instead of rackets, and a wall or court.

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fives

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

fives ball-game. XVII. pl. of FIVE; of uncert. orig., but perh.
so called because orig. played by two teams of five persons.

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