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barreled

barreled

3.7
Put into a large closed container for storage or aging
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛrəld/
  • US
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  • After the harvest, the cider was carefully barreled to prevent oxidation.

Examples

  • The wine was barreled to enhance its flavor during aging.

  • The fruit in its barrel aged in whiskey barrels given its whiskey notes.

  • To preserve the juice, the company barreled it for long-term storage.

Compounds

single-barreled
  • US
7.2

A gun that has only one barrel for bullets or shot

How Contained

barreled
  • US
3.7

Surface Forms

barreled positive
barrelled positive

Morphology

barreled = barrel (transparent) = barrel + ed

Past-participial/adjectival form of the verb 'barrel' meaning 'stored in a barrel', a straightforward formation.

Etymology

Barreled comes from barrel, the large wooden container for beer or wine, and so when something is 'barreled' it is 'put in a barrel' or stored there to age and gain flavor.