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Search phrase: barley-break

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The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.30barley-break, we of the blessed. Alas, 'tis a sore life theyBarly breake, / We of the blessed; alas, tis a sore life they

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barley-breaktype of country game in which a couple occupies a den [nicknamed ‘hell’] in the centre of a [barley] field, and tries to catch other couples, who may separate [break] when about to be caught

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