Barrelwise

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of a barrel. not-comparable

    "[…] 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; […]"

Example

More examples

"[…] 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; […]"

Etymology

From barrel + -wise.

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