An archaic English game similar to hockey or croquet, played with a wooden ball and sticks, popular in medieval and Renaissance England.
From Middle English choule, of uncertain origin but possibly related to Old French chuelle or cholle, referring to ball-striking games. The game gradually disappeared as other sports like golf and croquet became fashionable.
Choule was a medieval street game that sometimes got so rough and violent that towns actually banned it—it was essentially what happened before hockey invented rules and padding to keep players from beating each other up!
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