| 单词 | barnburner |
| 释义 | barnburner /bahrn"berr'neuhr/, n. 1. Informal. something that is highly exciting, impressive, etc.: The All Stars game was a real barnburner. 2. Chiefly Pennsylvania. a wooden friction match. 3. (cap.) a member of the progressive faction in the Democratic party in New York State 1845-52. Cf. Hunker. [1835-45, Amer.; BARN1 + BURNER; (def. 3) so called with reference to burning down a barn to get rid of rats] |
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