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noun
1.
a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
2.
any barrier that obstructs passage.
verb (used with object)
3.
to obstruct or block with a barricade: barricading the streets to prevent an attack.
4.
to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade: The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city.
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Barricading
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
barricade
1590s, from M.Fr. barricader "to barricade" (1550s), from barrique "barrel," from Sp. barrica "barrel," from baril (see barrel). Extended to "improvised rampart" in 1588 Huguenot riots in Paris, when large barrels filled with earth and stones were set up in the streets. The
EXPANDnoun is attested from 1640s, earlier barricado (1580s).
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