| Share
 
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Barley

To cry barley. To ask for truce (in children's games). Query, a corruption of parley.

“A proper lad o' his quarters, that will not cry barley in a brulzïe.” —Sir W. Scott: Waverley ,

xiii.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Barley-bree
Barlaham
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

More on Barley from Infoplease:

Related Content

24 X 7

Private Tutor

Click Here for Details
24 x 7 Tutor Availability
Unlimited Online Tutoring
1-on-1 Tutoring
Explore Solve Calculus , Precalculus Review