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barrelwise en · ADV

Etymology

From barrel + -wise.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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: