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Search phrase: barrel

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
HamletHam V.i.208might they not stop a beer barrel?might they not stopp a Beere-barrell?
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.57Place barrels of pitch upon the fatal stake,Place barrelles of pitch vpon the fatall stake,

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Glossary

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buttlarge cask, barrel
cadecask, barrel [containing 500 herrings]
drawdraw liquor [from barrels]
fatvat, wine cask, barrel
faucet-sellerseller of taps for wine-barrels
foul[of a pistol-barrel after firing] dirty, clogged
hogsheadlarge cask, barrel [of wine]
spigotwooden peg, tap [in a barrel]
tunbarrel, large cask

Thesaurus

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barrelbutt
barreltun
barrelfat
barrelcade
barrelhogshead
clogged [of a pistol-barrel after firing]foul
dirty [of a pistol-barrel after firing]foul
draw liquor [from barrels]draw
herrings, barrel containingcade
liquor, draw [from barrels]draw
peg, wooden [in a barrel]spigot
seller of taps for wine-barrelsfaucet-seller
tap [in a barrel]spigot
tap [of a barrel]cock
taps for wine-barrels, seller of faucet-seller
wine-barrels, seller of taps for faucet-seller
wooden peg [in a barrel]spigot

Themes and Topics

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Weapons...4 ii iii 55 small cannon with a long barrel firing shot of c 8--16 lb / c 4--8 kg ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BARRELBASICbarrel n

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