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4 dictionary results for: cracker-barrel
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
crack·er-bar·rel       [krak-er-bar-uhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
of or suggesting the simple rustic informality and directness thought to be characteristic of life in and around a country store: homespun, cracker-barrel philosophy.

[Origin: 1875–80, Americanism; adj. use of cracker barrel, around which rural people supposedly converse in old-style country stores]
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crack·er-bar·rel   (krāk'ər-bār'əl)
adj.   Resembling or characteristic of the extended informal discussions carried on by persons habitually assembled at a country store: cracker-barrel philosophy.


[After the cracker barrels that people supposedly would gather round for conversation in old-time general stores.]

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cracker-barrel

adjective
characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" 

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Gun Barrel City, TX (town, FIPS 31592) Location: 32.32738 N, 96.13644 W
Population (1990): 3526 (2130 housing units)
Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75147

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