barrelwise

adv

barrelwise

adv

Etymology From barrel + -wise.

1

In the manner of a barrel.

  • […] the shoulders not too wide above, bowing outward from the top to the breast; the back flat from shoulder to tail; the ribs extending horizontally and backwards, and then curving down barrelwise; […]1866, The Missouri Yearbook of Agriculture: Annual Report, Missouri. State Board of Agriculture, page 31:

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