barleybrake

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barleybrake - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]