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Barrack
Pronunciation : Bar"rack
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.]
Definition : 1. (Mil.)
Defn: A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon.
2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bar"rack
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bar"rack
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To live or lodge in barracks.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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