barrer

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Cordial as an'thin' once get by first barrer-bar- barrer--" He swallowed, and then said "barrier," repeated it masterfully Evylyn looked appealingly at her brother-in-law, but before he could intercede a thick mumble had come crowding out of Tom Lowrie, hindered by the dead cigar which he gripped firmly with his teeth Huma uma ho huma ahdy um What?"

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  • Meri de barrer quand c'est fait (please cross out when it's done) trouver des partenaires pour les presentations trouver des sponsors pour les T-shirts, la nourriture et les boissons preparation des salles et du materiel —  BarCamp
  • "Why, hallo, here's water The cellar, in fact, stood close by the river's edge, with a broad postern-sill actually overhanging the tide, and a flight of steps, scarcely less broad, curving up and around the south-west angle of the house While Mr. Jope studied these and the tranquil river flowing, all grey and twilit, at his feet, Mr. Adams had joined him and had also taken bearings With a check-rope," said Mr. Adams, "--and I got one in the barrer-- we can lower it down here easy He pointed to the steps Hey?" —  News from the Duchy
  • 'Is father 'ad a barrer, thet were what 'is father did for a livelihood, an' 'is mother were up afore the beaks for poppin' shirts what she'd took in to wash. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 26, 1891
  • Now I don't want none o' your langwidge, and I don't want you follering me like a couple o' cats arter a meat-barrer. —  Ship's Company, the Entire Collection
  • Then the "Umpire" would go and get them onto their pins agin, and give 'em a fresh start On each side of this interestin' match game, was two old men who went on crutches It was agreed, as these men coulden't run the bases, that a man be blindfolded and wheel these aged cripples about the bases in a wheel-barrer The minnit these old chaps would "strike," they dropped their crutches, and the umpire would dump them into the vehicle, and away went mister striker A player was bein' wheeled this way once, and the "outs" was down onto their marrow-bones tryin' to find the ball, when a splash! —  Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 23, September 3, 1870
 

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