barleybreak

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• Barleybreak — Barleybrake Bar ley*brake Barleybreak Bar ley*break (b[aum]r l[y^]*br[=a]k ), n. An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• barleybreak — bar·ley·break …   English syllables

• Barleybrake — Bar ley*brake Barleybreak Bar ley*break (b[aum]r l[y^]*br[=a]k ), n. An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• barleybrake — noun see barleybreak …   Useful english dictionary