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Rhyming slang, in allusion to the banking company Barclays Bank, named after James Barclay, who became a partner in 1736.
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Barclays Bank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barclays%20Bank
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