"Barrell" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Barrells [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * Metonymic occupational surname for a cooper or a nickname for an obese man or an immoderate drinker, from Old French baril (“barrel”). * Habitational surname from Barwell, in Leicestershire, from Old English bār (“boar”) + wielle (“well, spring”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|baril||barrel}} Old French baril (“barrel”), {{der|en|ang|bār||boar}} Old English bār (“boar”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Barrell (plural Barrells)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Barrell

Inflected forms

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