knotty

     

The game of knotty is a Scottish team sport. It is a variation of the game of shinty as playe in the fishing communities of Lybster, Caithness. It used to be played widely in the town, as was shinty in the rest of Caithness, but it ceased to be played around the end of the 19th Century, until 1993 when it was revived by local enthusiasts.

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  • The "K" is silent in this word meaning complicated, as in a difficult problem; the word also describes ropes & trees

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