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• bar|rel-chest|ed — «BAR uhl CHEHS tihd», adjective. having a round, broad chest: »In his fifties, ham fisted and barrel chested, George is the UMW district man in Sequatchie Valley (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

• bar|rel|age — «BAR uh lihj», noun. the amount contained in a barrel or barrels …   Useful english dictionary

• bar|rel|ful — «BAR uhl ful», noun. the amount a barrel can hold …   Useful english dictionary

• bar|rel|head — «BAR uhl HEHD», noun. the top of a barrel …   Useful english dictionary

• bar|rel|house — «BAR uhl HOWS», noun. U.S. 1. jazz with a strong tempo, especially as played by piano, drums, and brasses. 2. (formerly) a low class drinking saloon …   Useful english dictionary

• crack|er-bar|rel — cracker barrel, an open barrel of salted crackers, formerly often found in American country stores. crack|er bar|rel «KRAK uhr BAR uhl», adjective. having the plainness, robust humor, and informality of country people; unsophisticated; down to… …   Useful english dictionary

• dou|ble-bar|rel — «DUHB uhl BAR uhl», adjective. = double barreled. (Cf. ↑double barreled) …   Useful english dictionary

• pork-bar|rel|ing — «PRK BAR uh lihng, POHRK », noun, adjective. U.S. Slang. –n. the use of Federal or state appropriations for private or political advantage. –adj. given to or engaged in pork barreling: »pork barreling politicians …   Useful english dictionary

• rain|bar|rel — «RAYN BAR uhl», noun. a barrel used to collect rain water for drinking or washing …   Useful english dictionary

• pork´-bar´rel — pork barrel, U.S. Slang. a Federal or state appropriation for a project that will benefit or appeal to a particular body of constituents, although it may not fulfill a need: »Democrats are counting, too, on the traditional election year pork… …   Useful english dictionary