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barrack

bar·rack

UK/ˈbæɹ.ək/ US/ˈbæɹ.ək/ uncommon uk us
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

verb

1.

lodge in barracks

2.

urge on or encourage especially by shouts

  • “The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
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3.

laugh at with contempt and derision

  • “The crowd jeered at the speaker”
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Origin

Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca or Catalan barraca, which is of uncertain origin. It is probably either a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar”), of unclear origin, or a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barrum (“clay, mud”) from Celtiberian or Paleo-Hispanic.

Phrases

  • barrack buster
  • Barrack Hill
  • barrack stanchion
  • barrack-room lawyer
  • hay barrack

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