barrelwise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

barrel +‎ -wise

Adverb[edit]

barrelwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a barrel.
    • 1866, The Missouri Yearbook of Agriculture: Annual Report, Missouri. State Board of Agriculture, page 31:
      […] the shoulders not too wide above, bowing outward from the top to the breast; the back flat from shoulder to tail; the ribs extending horizontally and backwards, and then curving down barrelwise; […]
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