tötzle
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Totz (“block of wood”).
Verb
tötzle
- (Uri) To play children's game in which one throws blocks of wood (or stones) at a target, similar to cornhole.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 52.
Further reading
- Zimmermann, Christian. "Das Tötzeln und Blätteln um 1781" in Platzgen und andere Hobby's. Web.