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barlafummil

barlafummil is the alternative form of barlafumble.

Meaning of barlafumble

Interjection

(Scotland, obsolete)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
    • Quhile he cryed barlafummil, I am slane.c. 1500, Christis Kirk on the Green
    Synonyms:
    fainites, pax
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) A fall; the act of accidentally losing one's balance.
    • When Coach-men drinks & Horses stumble, / It's hard to miss a Barla-fumble.1687, Samuel Colvil, Mock Poem or Whiggs supplication, Jo. Reid for Alexander Ogston

Questions about barlafummil

What is barlafummil the alternative form of?
Barlafummil is the alternative form of barlafumble.

Words near barlafummil in the dictionary

  1. Barlaamite
  2. Barlaamites
  3. barladies
  4. barlady
  5. barlafumble
  6. barlafummil
  7. Barlage
  8. Barlages
  9. Barlaston
  10. Barlavento
  11. Barlavington

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