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BARBECUES
Noun
barbecues
plural of barbecue
Verb
barbecues
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
Source: Wiktionary
BARBECUE
Bar"be*cue, n. Etym: [In the language of Indians of Guiana, a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried.]
1. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
2. A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole.
3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
Bar"be*cue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbecued (; p. pr. & vb. n. Barbecuing.]
1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron. They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke. Stedman.
2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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