Bace

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A blow; a drubbing. rare
  2. 2
    Obsolete form of base. alt-of, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of base. alt-of, obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of base. alt-of, obsolete

Synonyms

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blowblow

Etymology

From dialectal English (compare Old Scots bais, base (“to beat soundly”)), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish bas (“a beating, flogging”), Swedish basa (“to beat, flog”), Danish bask (“a lash, blow”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, flap”). Cognate with Scots baiss (“to beat, drub”). More at bash, box.

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