bar-b-que

[ bahr-bi-kyoo, -bee- ]

/ ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu, -bi- /

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noun, verb (used with or without object), bar-b-qued, bar-b-qu·ing.

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Origin of bar-b-que

see origin at Bar-B-Q

Words nearby bar-b-que

barbless, barbotine, Barbour, Barbour jacket, Bar-B-Q, bar-b-que, barbu, Barbuda, barbudo, barbule, Barbusse

How to use bar-b-que in a sentence

I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
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You might work on the same groove for five hours nonstop, some three-bar thing over and over.
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The bar also claims that it hosted the first-ever poetry slam 28 years ago.
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A sepia photo shows him as a young boy, head in his hands, with a large book open at a bar table.
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His later books drew heavily from experiences and people he encountered at the bar, including the cruel captain in The Sea-Wolf.
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Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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But you will find most colleges and most college societies bar religious instruction and discussion.
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Estimez un peu que c'est du reste du symbole et fondemens chrestiens.
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(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
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