| 释义 |
† barla-ˈfumble Sc. Obs.
Also -fummil.
[cf. barley int.; the second element is doubtful.]
A call for a truce by one who has fallen in wrestling or play; improperly for: Fall, tumble.
a1550Christis Kirk Gr. xvi, Quhile he cryed barlafummil, I am slane. 1657S. Colvil Whigs Supplic. (1751) 110 When coach-men drinks and horses stumble, It's hard to miss a barla-fumble. |