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alairy, adv. dial. (əˈlɛərɪ) [Cf. aliry adv.] (See quots.) The expression is doubtless much older but printed evidence is lacking.1916 ‘N. Douglas’ London Street Games 5 There are other ball-games, such as..One-Two-Three-And-A-Lairy (I wish I knew what a-lairy meant). 1958 Medium ævum XXVII. 113 The... Oxford English Dictionary
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aliry
† aˈliry, adv. Obs. rare—1. [Cf. lirylong. Perh. f. OE. lima lyre loss of (the use of) limbs (E. J. Dobson in Eng. & Germ. Stud. (1948) I. 60): then quot. 1362 would mean ‘made their legs lame, acted as if paralysed’. Connection with mod. dial. alairy adv. is also possible.] Of the legs: ? Across ea... Oxford English Dictionary
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It is a subject of an old-time children's ball-bouncing rhyme, which begins: "One, two, three, alairy My ball is down the airey Don't forget to give wikipedia.org
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