noun
barrel
BAIR-ul/ˈbærəl/
A cylindrical container with bulging sides, or the amount it holds.
The wooden barrel has bulging sides held together by iron hoops.
Etymology
Old French baril already named a cask or vat. The English meaning preserves that container sense, traditionally a vessel of wooden staves bound by hoops and bulging in the middle.
In context
we'll take our cuts of pork we will coat them with salt in the open and then pack it in a barrel with more salt and then pour brine on top of that
More examples
- The cellar holds several barrels of cider.
- They collect rainwater in a large barrel.
- The report lists production in barrels per day.
Forms
barrel · barrels