Barrelage
the amount contained in barrels, used as a unit of measure:
brewery barrelage fell 37 percent in the last quarter.
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- Barrelful
the amount that a barrel can hold. any large quant-ty: a barrelful of jokes. historical examples every time we breathe, we spoil at least half a barrelful of air. first book in physiology and hygiene j.h. kellogg there ain’t a dipper left in the ship, and the water pourin’ in by the barrelful! the old […]
- Barrelhouse bum
barrelhouse b-m noun phrase skid row b-m (1920s+ hoboes)
- Barreling
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends. the quant-ty that such a vessel of some standard size can hold: for most liquids, 31½ u.s. gallons (119 l); for petroleum, 42 u.s. gallons (159 l); for dry materials, 105 u.s. dry quarts (115 l). abbreviation: […]
- Barren grounds
a sp-rs-ly inhabited region of tundra in n canada, especially in the area w of hudson bay. historical examples beyond that, to the east and north, lie the primitive rocks of the barren grounds, into which the buffaloes never stray. the young voyageurs mayne reid among other creatures that remain all winter upon the barren […]
- Barren ground caribou
a migrating caribou of the north american tundra and taiga, having many-branched slender antlers. historical examples the corresponding parasite of the barren ground caribou is a similar or perhaps identical species, with a parallel life history. the barren ground caribou of keewatin francis harper among hunters and sportsmen, two divisions have long been known, namely, […]