embar
Americanverb (used with object)
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to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
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to enclose within bars; imprison.
Etymology
Origin of embar
1425–75; late Middle English embarren < Anglo-French, Middle French embarrer, equivalent to em- em- 1 + barrer to bar 1
Example Sentences
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The gunner stepped from behind the gun, while the handspikemen embarred their spikes.
From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Albert Manucy
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