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alairy, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun alairy is in the 1910s. OED's earliest evidence for alairy is from 1916, in the writing of N. Douglas.
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One, Two, Three Alairy - The Jack Horntip Collection
This song has a remarkable pedigree. The Scottish ball-bouncing version is often "one, two, three, aleerie, four, five, six, aleerie, seven, eight, nine, ...
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One, Two, Three, Alairy... | OUPblog
Girls, in some parts of England and the United States, say, or rather chant, while bouncing a ball: “One, two, three, alairy, four five, six, alairy,” and so ...
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alairy
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...
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One, Two, Three Aleerie - Scots Language Centre
Aleerie is a very old word that means holding your leg crooked. You bounce the ball three times, then lift your leg and bounce the ball under it when you come ...
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One Two Three Aleerie Beth's Notes Songs & Resources
“Aleerie” or “Alairy” is an old word that means a crooked leg. Traditionally, a ball is bounced three times, and the fourth time, one leg is lifted over the ...
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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...
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One, Two, Three Alairy - Lomax Digital Archive
Audio: One, Two, Three Alairy. Part of the Ewan MacColl 1957/58 Lomax Digital Archive collection.
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ONE TWO THREE ALAIRY - VWML archives
ONE TWO THREE ALAIRY ; Format. Sound recording ; Contents. Audio ; Named performer. Cedar Place children ; Collector. Lomax, Alan ; Date collected. 1951 (15 Jul).
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One Two Three Alairy / PK Penny Packet / Mrs. Mopp / Chicka Tony
Fiddle tunes played by Hector MacAndrew, both ballads sung by John Mearns, his wife, and friends, and children's game songs and rhymes sung in the street.
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Lori Ellen - One Two Three Alairy / (I Don't Need a) - FYE
Lori Ellen - One Two Three Alairy / (I Don't Need a). Lori Ellen - One Two Three Alairy / (I Don't Need a). Regular price $10.99.
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Free One, Two, Three Alairy by Misc Traditional sheet music
Share, download and print free sheet music of One, Two, Three Alairy Misc Traditional for piano, guitar, flute and more with the world's largest community ...
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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
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