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Barrel

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Meaning

Noun

●
  • A round (cylindrical)
    , such as a
    , of
    than
    , and
    in the
    ,
    staves
    with
    , and having
    (heads). Sometimes
    to a
    , usually called a drum.
  • Such a
    ,
    of what a
    . (See a
    s.)
    • ●
    In Units of measure:
    The
    which
    a
    : the
    or
    this
    by local law and custom.
    ●
    A
    , or a
    or case
    ●
    A
    ,
    a
    , from which a
    is discharged.
    ●
    In Television:
    A ceiling-mounted
    from which
    are suspended.
    ●
    A tube.
    ●
    In Zoology:
    The
    part of a feather.
    ●
    In Music:
    The part of a
    which
    the
    and
    , and
    rather like a
    (1).
    ●
    In Surfing:
    A
    that
    a
    compartment.
    ●
    In American English, New England English & Firearms:
    A
    receptacle.
    ●
    The
    and
    of a
    or pony.
    ●
    In Containers:
    A jar.
    ●
    In Biology:
    Any of the dark-staining
    in the
    of
    , etc; where
    from the
    of the body
    from the thalamus.
    ●
    In Baseball:
    A
    from
    and
    of a
    in play.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    or to
    a
    or
    s.
    ●
    To
    or in an
    manner.
    ●
    To
    the
    of a
    ;
    , of the
    on a
    ,
    , etc; to
    , where the
    outwards.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    barrel
    English
    arrow
    barrell
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    baril
    Anglo-Norman
    Sourced from
    Etym

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