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berley

American  
[bur-lee] / ˈbɜr li /

noun

Australian.

  1. chum.

berley British  
/ ˈbɜlɪ /

noun

  1. bait scattered on water to attract fish

  2. slang rubbish; nonsense

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to scatter (bait) on water

  2. to hurry (someone); urge on

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Etymology

Origin of berley

First recorded in 1870–75; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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Once it was dark outside, we lowered the stern ramp to water level, turned on the floodlights and threw a berley bag – a mesh bag filled with minced pilchards – into the inky blackness.

From Scientific American • Aug. 13, 2012

In that contree is but lytylle whete or berley: and therfore thei eten ryzs and hony and mylk and chese and frute.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

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