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▪ I. † barr, v. Obs.
[variant of bary v. (= F. barrier, L. barrīre).]
intr. To utter the peculiar cry of an elephant. Hence barring vbl. n.
1653Urquhart Rabelais iii. xiii. (1737) II. 303 The bawling of mastiffs..barring of elephants. Ibid. note, An elephant, which out of reverence for the pope his master would barr and bend the knee.
▪ II. barr
obs. form of bar. |