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bayle |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bail \Bail\, n. [OF. bail, baille. See {Bailey}.] 1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also {bayle}.] [Obs.] 2. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it the outer court. --Holinshed. 3. A certain limit within a forest. [Eng.] 4. A division for the stalls of an open stable. 5. (Cricket) The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.
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