bail up

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Definitions of bail up words

verb bail up to confine (a cow) or (of a cow) to be confined by the head in a bail 3
verb bail up (of a bushranger) to hold under guard in order to rob 3
verb bail up to submit to robbery without offering resistance 3
verb bail up to accost or detain, esp in conversation; buttonhole 3
noun bail up Cricket. either of the two small bars or sticks laid across the tops of the stumps which form the wicket. 1
noun bail up British, Australian. a bar, framework, partition, or the like, for confining or separating cows, horses, etc., in a stable. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English baile < Old French < Latin bacula, plural of baculum stick

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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