drop-ins

Updated: May 18, 2025

But in our day the jolly little god, though still a heathen in the severe simplicity of his attire, has become modernized in his arts, and invented huskings, apple-bees, sleigh-rides, "drop-ins," gymnastics, and, among his finer snares, the putting on of skates, drawing of patterns, and holding skeins, the last-named having superior advantages over the others, as all will testify who have enjoyed one of those hand-to-hand skirmishes.

Louisa May Alcott - On Picket Duty, and Other Tales