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单词 barnburner
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
barn•burn•er  (bärnbûr′nər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Dialect Terms, Informal Terms[Informal.]something that is highly exciting, impressive, etc.:The All Stars game was a real barnburner.
  2. Dialect Terms[Chiefly Pennsylvania.]a wooden friction match.
  3. American History(cap.) a member of the progressive faction in the Democratic party in New York State 1845–52. Cf. Hunker.
  • 1835–45, American; barn1 + burner; (def. 3) so called with reference to burning down a barn to get rid of rats

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