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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1795-1825
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BAR, n.1 [bɑ:r Sc.; bǫ:r em. and wm.Sc.; bɒ:r sm.Sc., s.Sc.]
1. The game of throwing the bar, or tossing the caber.Edb. 1795 H. MacNeill Scotland's Scaith, ii.:
Wha wi' Will cou'd rin or wrastle? Throw the sledge, or toss the bar?
†2. A game resembling Chevy Chase or Prison Bars.Sc. 1825 Jam.2:
To play at bar, a species of game anciently used in S[cotland].
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