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barrel: see English units of measurement English units of measurement, principal system of weights and measures used in a few nations, the only major industrial one being the United States. It actually consists of two related systems—the U.S. ..... Click the link for more information. . barrel 1. a unit of capacity used in brewing, equal to 36 Imperial gallons 2. a unit of capacity used in the oil and other industries, normally equal to 42 US gallons or 35 Imperial gallons 3. the trunk of a four-legged animal 4. the quill of a feather How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The innocent little peasant was unanimously sentenced to death, and was to be rolled into the water, in a barrel pierced full of holes. The Prince, too, had got lost like the rest, and wandered on for a time until he came to a little clearing in the forest not far from the sea, where he saw a woman sitting on a chair and a big barrel standing beside her. There was an old barrel there, upside down, one side resting on a block of wood. |
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