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barrelwise

barrelwise adverb: in the manner of a barrel.

Adverb

barrelwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a barrel.
    • […] the shoulders not too wide above, bowing outward from the top to the breast; the back flat from shoulder to tail; the ribs extending horizontally and backwards, and then curving down barrelwise; […]1866, The Missouri Yearbook of Agriculture: Annual Report, Missouri. State Board of Agriculture, page 31

Origin of barrelwise

From barrel + -wise.

Questions about barrelwise

What does barrelwise mean?
Barrelwise means in the manner of a barrel.
What part of speech is barrelwise?
Barrelwise is an adverb.

Words near barrelwise in the dictionary

  1. barrels of land
  2. barrels of laughs
  3. barrels of monkeys
  4. barrels of sunshine
  5. barrelsful
  6. barrelwise
  7. Barremian
  8. barren
  9. Barren County
  10. Barren Grounds
  11. Barren Lands

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