prison basen.

Brit.

/ˌprɪzn ˈbeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈprɪzn ˈbeɪs/

Forms: 1500s pryson base, 1600s prison bace, 1600s– prison base, 1700s prison bass.

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

Etymology: < prison n. + base n.³ Compare prison bar n.

Now chiefly U.S. regional.

= 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

1598 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. (new ed.) f. 90 Where light-foote fayries sport at pryson base.

1630 M. Drayton Muses Elyzium i. 6 Whilst the Nimphes..Disposed were to play At Barly-breake and Prison-base.

1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search xiv. 91 Let Clowns that play at prison base Be mockt from pleasures.

1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) i. v. 51 They will go in the Evening to Football,..Cricket, Prison-base, Wrestling.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 342 Jumping, hopping, foot races, and prison bass.

1850 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 12 Jan. All alive with the glimmering phantasmagoria of leap-frog, prison-base, or knock-up and catch.

1885 Folk-lore Jrnl. 3 138 Barley-break, prison-base, hood-wink, and tick were games in which the nymphs delighted, especially in the first two of them.

1902 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 13 339 Prison-Base and Handkerchief are pursuing and touching games, and furnish opportunity for indirect love confessions.

2002 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 4 Sept. 2 l He would get out on summer evenings and play in the front yard. Games like prison base, building pyramids, dodge ball, red rover, and he taught us to play softball.

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

单词	prison base
释义	prison basen. Brit. /ˌprɪzn ˈbeɪs/, U.S. /ˈprɪzn ˈbeɪs/ Forms: 1500s pryson base, 1600s prison bace, 1600s– prison base, 1700s prison bass. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prison n., base n.³ Etymology: < prison n. + base n.³ Compare prison bar n. Now chiefly U.S. regional. = 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 1598 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. (new ed.) f. 90 Where light-foote fayries sport at pryson base. 1630 M. Drayton Muses Elyzium i. 6 Whilst the Nimphes..Disposed were to play At Barly-breake and Prison-base. 1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search xiv. 91 Let Clowns that play at prison base Be mockt from pleasures. 1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) i. v. 51 They will go in the Evening to Football,..Cricket, Prison-base, Wrestling. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 342 Jumping, hopping, foot races, and prison bass. 1850 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 12 Jan. All alive with the glimmering phantasmagoria of leap-frog, prison-base, or knock-up and catch. 1885 Folk-lore Jrnl. 3 138 Barley-break, prison-base, hood-wink, and tick were games in which the nymphs delighted, especially in the first two of them. 1902 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 13 339 Prison-Base and Handkerchief are pursuing and touching games, and furnish opportunity for indirect love confessions. 2002 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 4 Sept. 2 l He would get out on summer evenings and play in the front yard. Games like prison base, building pyramids, dodge ball, red rover, and he taught us to play softball. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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