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Origin of barge
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British Dictionary definitions for barge in
barge
/ (bɑːdʒ) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for barge
C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin barga, probably from Late Latin barca a small boat; see barque
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Idioms and Phrases with barge in
barge in
Enter rudely or abruptly, intrude. For example, Her mother never knocks but just barges in. The term is also put as barge into or barge in on to mean interrupt, as in Who asked you to barge into our conversation? These phrases use to barge in the sense of “bump into” or “knock against,” which may allude to the propensity of these clumsy vessels to collide with other craft. [Late 1800s]
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