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noun
Verb phrase1.
Cricket. either of the two small bars or sticks laid across the tops of the stumps which form the wicket.
2.
British, Australian. a bar, framework, partition, or the like, for confining or separating cows, horses, etc., in a stable.
3.
bails, Obsolete. the wall of an outer court of a feudal castle.
4.
bail up, Australian.
a.
to confine a cow for milking, as in a bail.
b.
to force (one) to surrender or identify oneself or to state one's business.
c.
to waylay or rob (someone).
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Bail up
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
5.
bail up! Australian. (the cry of challenge of a pioneer or person living in the bush.)
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English baile < Old French < Latin bacula, plural of baculum stick
1350–1400; Middle English baile < Old French < Latin bacula, plural of baculum stick
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| bail up | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | informal (Austral), (NZ) See bail to confine (a cow) or (of a cow) to be confined by the head in a bail |
| 2. | (Austral) (tr) history (of a bushranger) to hold under guard in order to rob |
| 3. | (Austral) (intr) to submit to robbery without offering resistance |
| 4. | informal (Austral) (tr) to accost or detain, esp in conversation; buttonhole |
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Word Origin & History
bail
"horizontal piece of wood in a cricket wicket," c.1742, originally "any cross bar" (1570s), probably identical with M.Fr. bail "horizontal piece of wood affixed on two stakes," and with English bail "palisade wall, outer wall of a castle" (see bailey).
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Slang Dictionary
bail (out) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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