prisoners' basen.

Brit.

/ˌprɪznəz ˈbeɪs/, U.S.

/ˌprɪznərz ˈbeɪs/; see also prisoner n.²

Forms: 1800s– prisoner's base, 1800s– prisoners' base, 1800s– prisoners base.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prisoner n.², base n.³

Etymology: < the genitive of prisoner n.² + base n.³ Compare earlier prison bar n., prisoners' bars n., and prison base n.

= prisoners' bars n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base

barsc1400

base1440

barley-break1557

prison base1598

prison bar1602

stroke-bias1700

prisoners' bars1794

Scotch and English1802

prisoners' base1830

chevy1883

Molly Bright1883

1830 Times 11 Mar. 5/6 Until about 20 or 30 years ago, the fields around London, Marylebone-fields, the Long-fields, Spa-fields, &c., were alive with players at cricket, trap-ball, foot-ball, prisoners' base, and other healthful and inspiriting amusements.

1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 18 Playing at cricket, hockey, prisoner's base, and football, according to the season.

1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. v. 180 A game less known, though a most admirable one, is..‘prisoner's base’.

1906 G. R. Sims Living London (rev. ed.) III. 268/1 In this category come also ‘Rounders,’ a game resembling baseball; ‘Chevy Chace,’ a form of prisoners' base in which one unit of a ‘side’ is captured and held to ransom until a comrade rescues him.

1988 J. Lavers Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 65 Prisoner's base, a children's game... It was certainly played at Newchurch School in the 1920s.

1997 London Rev. Bks. 29 May 22/3 The gala is won in the published text by the ten-year-old Marius Boucharessas, owner of a troop of cats who, at a word of command, execute a thrilling game of prisoners' base.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prisoners base
释义	prisoners' basen. Brit. /ˌprɪznəz ˈbeɪs/, U.S. /ˌprɪznərz ˈbeɪs/; see also prisoner n.² Forms: 1800s– prisoner's base, 1800s– prisoners' base, 1800s– prisoners base. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prisoner n.², base n.³ Etymology: < the genitive of prisoner n.² + base n.³ Compare earlier prison bar n., prisoners' bars n., and prison base n. = prisoners' bars n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base barsc1400 base1440 barley-break1557 prison base1598 prison bar1602 stroke-bias1700 prisoners' bars1794 Scotch and English1802 prisoners' base1830 chevy1883 Molly Bright1883 1830 Times 11 Mar. 5/6 Until about 20 or 30 years ago, the fields around London, Marylebone-fields, the Long-fields, Spa-fields, &c., were alive with players at cricket, trap-ball, foot-ball, prisoners' base, and other healthful and inspiriting amusements. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 18 Playing at cricket, hockey, prisoner's base, and football, according to the season. 1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. v. 180 A game less known, though a most admirable one, is..‘prisoner's base’. 1906 G. R. Sims Living London (rev. ed.) III. 268/1 In this category come also ‘Rounders,’ a game resembling baseball; ‘Chevy Chace,’ a form of prisoners' base in which one unit of a ‘side’ is captured and held to ransom until a comrade rescues him. 1988 J. Lavers Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 65 Prisoner's base, a children's game... It was certainly played at Newchurch School in the 1920s. 1997 London Rev. Bks. 29 May 22/3 The gala is won in the published text by the ten-year-old Marius Boucharessas, owner of a troop of cats who, at a word of command, execute a thrilling game of prisoners' base. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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