What is 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 called?
barleybreak — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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