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A small slender piece of ordnance, formerly used for ships' barricadoes.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Since last we parted at the barricadoes, The world's turned upside down.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Why, it hath bay-windows transparent as barricadoes, and the clerestories toward the south north are as lustrous as ebony; and yet complainest thou of obstruction?

From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William

The latter; however, experienced in Moorish attack, retired in close order, sometimes turning upon the enemy and driving them to their barricadoes, and then pursuing their retreat.

From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington

Because no barricadoes have been made at Blois.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir