barking dogs never bite »
Alternative form of barking dogs seldom bite.
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barn burner »
Any successful or impressive event.
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barnburner »
Liberal faction of the New York state United States Democratic Party in the mid 19th century.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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barrel »
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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barrel »
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
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barrel of laughs »
That which is enjoyable or entertaining.
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barrel of laughs »
That which is immature, embarrassing, or disgraceful.
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barrel of monkeys »
Something very funny or amusing.
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barrow man »
A man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt.
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bash about »
To physically damage something or assault someone.
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bash in »
To break or dent badly by hitting violently.
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basket case »
One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.
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bass-ackward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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