† troll-madamn.

1572 J. Jones Benefit Bathes of Buckstones f. 12 The Ladyes, Gentle Women, Wyues and Maydes maye..haue in the ende of a Benche eleuen holes made, intoo the which to trowle pummetes or Bowles of leade..or also of Copper, Tynne, Woode..the pastyme Troule in Madame is termed. margin, Trol in Madam.

1573 in J. Gage Hist. & Antiq. Hengrave, Suffolk (1822) 199 A frame of wood upon w^ch they play w^th pellets, called trowe maddam.

1606 P. Holland in tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars Annot. 18 The game of young Gentlewomen called of some Trol-Madame.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iii. 86 A fellow (sir) that I haue knowne to goe about with Troll-my-dames . View more context for this quotation

1667 Third Advice in Second & Third Advice to Painter 19 He plays with Danger, and his Bullets trouls, As 'twere at Tron-Madam through all the holes.

1689 London Gaz. No. 2503/4 If any Persons have occasion for Tables, and Table-men,..and Troll-Madams, they may be furnished.

1774 H. Walpole Let. 30 July in Corr. (1965) XXII. 201 I would not for the world have a table of trou-madame, without a king and a queen.

1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 4 564 A harmless quiet kind of sport, like shuttlecock, or trou-madame, or nine-pins.