Definition of Barrels

1. Noun. The amount that many barrels might hold.


Definition of Barrels

1. Noun. (plural of barrel) ¹

2. Verb. Third person singular of barrel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Barrels

1. barrel [v] - See also: barrel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrels

barrelchested
barreled
barreleye
barreleyes
barrelfish
barrelful
barrelfuls
barrelhead
barrelheads
barrelhouse
barrelhouses
barreling
barrelled
barrellike
barrelling
barrels (current term)
barrelsful
barren
barren ground caribou
barren of(p)
barrener
barrenest
barrenly
barrenness
barrennesses
barrens
barrenwort
barrenworts
barrerite
barres

Literary usage of Barrels

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin. by Dept. of Public Instruction, California, Michigan, State Board of Education (1914)
"1913 46080 barrels ... royalty August 1913 42512 barrels ... being 5 cents per barrel upon a production of 223304 barrels. Several wells upon Section 36 are ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"One of the plaintiffs' witnesses testified that the barrels, when they were ... Such of the barrels as were designated to receive molasses were filled at ..."

3. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography by Virginia Historical Society (1893)
"1,o98 barrels of flower. 3 bags of hops. 92o barrels and 1,ooo wt. of pork. ... 5 barrels and i box of ginseng. 5o tierces of bread 1161 barrels of tar. ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Field-grown cauliflower is packed in ventilated barrels; the greenhouse product ... Lettuce is packed in barrels, 2715. Basket-packed cucumbers, for a home ..."

5. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1857)
"In 1851-52, imports of oil amounted to 8305 barrels, and exports to barrels; ... In 1851-52 the imports of seed were 48074 barrels ; in 1855-56 thev only ..."

6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1883)
"No salted beef to be exported except in tierces, barrels, ... New Jersey: Revision 1877; beef and pork barrels, flour and meal casks, Id. 437; herring casks ..."

7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"Louisiana produced for the first time in 1902, the production being 548,- 617 barrels. The increase in the production of Kansas was 152598 barrels, ..."

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