What is a rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars. "To run the country base." Shak called?
base — A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars. "To run the country base." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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