"ballarag" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ballarags [present, singular, third-person], ballaragging [participle, present], ballaragged [participle, past], ballaragged [past]
Etymology: Corrupted from bullirag. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} ballarag (third-person singular simple present ballarags, present participle ballaragging, simple past and past participle ballaragged)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To bully; to threaten or push around. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-ballarag-en-verb-QjIQdoug Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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