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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. t.
     To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to
     barrack troops.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Barrack \Bar"rack\, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp.
     barraca), from LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n.]
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     1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in
        garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning
        temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent
        structure or set of buildings.
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              He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of
              dry branches and thatched with straw. --Gibbon.
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     2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw,
        etc. [Local, U.S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. i.
     To live or lodge in barracks.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  barrack
       n : a building used to house military personnel
       v 1: lodge in barracks
       2: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd
          cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {inspire},
           {urge}, {urge on}, {exhort}, {pep up}]
       3: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at
          the speaker" [syn: {jeer}, {scoff}, {flout}, {gibe}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  BARRACK. By this term, as used in Pennsylvania, is understood an erection of 
  upright posts supporting a sliding roof, usually of thatch. 5 Whart. R. 429. 
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  BARRACK, n.  A house in which soldiers enjoy a portion of that of
  which it is their business to deprive others.
  
  

















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