What do you call the game in which they throw a ball over a building (a house or a barn) to a player on the other side?
| NR | 300 |
| ANTI-OVER | 162 |
| ANNIE-OVER | 113 |
| ANTI-I-OVER | 97 |
| ANDY-OVER | 85 |
| HAIL-OVER | 33 |
| ANTNY-OVER | 23 |
| ANNIE-ANNIE-OVER | 21 |
| ANTI-ANTI-OVER | 20 |
| HANDY-OVER | 19 |
| HAILY-OVER | 14 |
| BALL-OVER | 13 |
| ANDY-ANDY-OVER | 8 |
| ANTI-ANTI-I-OVER | 6 |
| ANTHONY-OVER | 5 |
| HAIL-O | 5 |
| ALLEY-OVER | 4 |
| NH | 4 |
| OVER | 4 |
| RED ROVER | 4 |
| CATCH | 3 |
| HANDY-ANDY | 3 |
| ALLEY-ALLEY-OVER | 2 |
| ANNIE-I-OVER | 2 |
| ANTHONY-ANTHONY-OVER | 2 |
| ANTONY-OVER | 2 |
| OVER-THE-HOUSE | 2 |
| OVER-THE-ROOF | 2 |
| ALLEY-OOP | 1 |
| ALLEY-OOPS | 1 |
| ANKETY-OVER | 1 |
| ANNIE-ANNIE-I-OVER | 1 |
| ANNIE-NOVER | 1 |
| ANNIE-OVER-ANNIE | 1 |
| ANT-I-OVER | 1 |
| ANTI-COME-OVER | 1 |
| ANTI-OVER-THE-HOUSE | 1 |
| ANTI-OVER-THE-HOUSE-TOP | 1 |
| ANTONY | 1 |
| ATNI-OVER | 1 |
| BALL-OVER-THE-HOUSE | 1 |
| BALLIE-OVER | 1 |
| CABLE BALL | 1 |
| CALLIE-OVER | 1 |
| CAT-OVER-THE-ROOF | 1 |
| CHUNK | 1 |
| COALIE-OVER | 1 |
| DUDY-OVER | 1 |
| EASY-EASY-OVER | 1 |
| ECHO | 1 |
| ECHO-OVER | 1 |
| EEVY-IVY-OVER | 1 |
| ELL-OVER | 1 |
| FOSS BALL | 1 |
| HAIL-OVER-THE-HOUSE | 1 |
| HAILY-HAILY-OVER | 1 |
| HALE-OVER | 1 |
| HAND-IT-OVER | 1 |
| HANDING-OVER | 1 |
| HANDY-HANDY-OVER | 1 |
| HANDY-I-OVER | 1 |
| HANNIE-I-OVER | 1 |
| HANTNY-OVER-THE-HOUSE | 1 |
| HAY-OVER | 1 |
| HEAVY-HEAVY-HIGH-OVER | 1 |
| HEELY-HEELY-OVER | 1 |
| HELL-O | 1 |
| HELL-OVER-THE-HOUSETOP | 1 |
| HI-HO | 1 |
| HIGH-ANDY-OVER | 1 |
| HIGH-LOW | 1 |
| HIGH-OVER | 1 |
| HIGH-PITCH | 1 |
| HILLY-OVER | 1 |
| ICKY-ACKY-OVER | 1 |
| ILLY-ALLY-OVER | 1 |
| INDI-I-OVER | 1 |
| INTI-INTI-I-OVER | 1 |
| KEELY-EYELY OVER | 1 |
| KEELY-OVER | 1 |
| KILLY-OVER | 1 |
| LAY LOW SHEEP | 1 |
| LICKA-LICKA-LACKA | 1 |
| ONE-AND-OVER | 1 |
| OOLIE-OOP | 1 |
| OVER-BALL | 1 |
| OVER-HANDY | 1 |
| OVER-ROVER | 1 |
| OVER-THE-HILL | 1 |
| OVER-THE-TOP | 1 |
| OVERHEAD | 1 |
| PASS | 1 |
| PENNY-OVER | 1 |
| ROGER-ROGER-OVER | 1 |
| ROOF-BALL | 1 |
| SKY’S THE LIMIT | 1 |
| SLUGGED | 1 |
| SOMETHING OVER | 1 |
| TALLY-OVER | 1 |
| THROWIN’ THE BALL ON THE ROOFER | 1 |
| TIPPY-AND-OVER | 1 |
| TONY-OVER | 1 |
| TOSS-THE-BALL | 1 |
| VOLLEYBALL | 1 |
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