barleybreak
noun
bar·ley·break
variants
or less commonly barleybrake
-ˌbrāk
plural -s
: an old British group game in which one couple or player stationed in a defined area called "hell" or the "barley field" tries to catch the others as they venture into it
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“Barleybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barleybreak. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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