BARLEY-BRAKE
\bˈɑːlɪbɹˈe͡ɪk], \bˈɑːlɪbɹˈeɪk], \b_ˈɑː_l_ɪ_b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_k]\
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bär'li-br[=a]k, n. an old country game, originally played by three couples, of which one, left in a middle den called 'hell,' had to catch the others, who could break or separate when about to be overtaken. [Perh. from the grain, barley, because often played in a barley-field; or perh. from the word preceding.]
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