Bailer
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who bails or lades.
- 2 A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
"[…] he had them help him fashion a mast from the sweep and attach wire stays to it and tear the jib to the shape he desired and make a bailer from canvas and wire and bent wood."
- 3 Alternative form of bailor. alt-of, alternative
- 4 A delivery that heads towards the bails after pitching. dated
- 5 A delivery in which the ball hits one or both bails but does not dislodge them. dated
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"[…] he had them help him fashion a mast from the sweep and attach wire stays to it and tear the jib to the shape he desired and make a bailer from canvas and wire and bent wood."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From bail + -er.
Etymology 2
Two possible origins: * Borrowed from South German Bailer, a variant of Beiler. * A variant of the English surname Baylor.
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