cracker-barrel

[ krak-er-bar-uhl ]

/ ˈkræk ərˌbær əl /

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 of cracker-barrel

1875–80, Americanism; adj. use of cracker barrel, around which rural people supposedly converse in old-style country stores

Words nearby cracker-barrel

cracked heel, cracked heels, cracked up, cracked wheat, cracker, cracker-barrel, crackerberry, crackerjack, crackers, Cracker State, cracket

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Example sentences from the Web for cracker-barrel

The widow emptied a cracker-barrel and put the ore at the bottom, and then tumbled the crackers in on top of the ore.
They of the High Trails|Hamlin Garland
“Well, I reckon,” answered Billy, reaching into a cracker-barrel and abstracting some odds and ends of hardtack.
The Rival Campers Afloat|Ruel Perley Smith
One day John, the cook, seized the cracker-barrel, intending to put it into a different corner.
They of the High Trails|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for cracker-barrel

cracker-barrel

adjective

US rural; rustic; homespuna cracker-barrel philosopher

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单词	cracker-barrel
释义	cracker-barrel [ krak-er-bar-uhl ] / ˈkræk ərˌbær əl / 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 of cracker-barrel 1875–80, Americanism; adj. use of cracker barrel, around which rural people supposedly converse in old-style country stores Words nearby cracker-barrel cracked heel, cracked heels, cracked up, cracked wheat, cracker, cracker-barrel, crackerberry, crackerjack, crackers, Cracker State, cracket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cracker-barrel The widow emptied a cracker-barrel and put the ore at the bottom, and then tumbled the crackers in on top of the ore. They of the High Trails\|Hamlin Garland “Well, I reckon,” answered Billy, reaching into a cracker-barrel and abstracting some odds and ends of hardtack. The Rival Campers Afloat\|Ruel Perley Smith One day John, the cook, seized the cracker-barrel, intending to put it into a different corner. They of the High Trails\|Hamlin Garland British Dictionary definitions for cracker-barrel cracker-barrel adjective US rural; rustic; homespuna cracker-barrel philosopher Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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