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Meaning of barnburner

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

barnburner

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. An extremely exciting or successful event or person.

  2. One who burns down a barn.

  3. (chiefly Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Maryland) a strike-anywhere match.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barnburner

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