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Why is the throwing line called an oche?

April 26, 2017called line oche throwing

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Why is the throwing line called an oche?

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No definitive answer unfortunately! One theory is that a brewery company called S H Hockey existed at the time and pubs used three of their empty crates to indicate 9ft. Another theory comes from the word ‘ hocken’ which means to spit – many pubs in Victorian times had spitting contests!