member for Barkshire

noun

A person who has a cough which causes them to sound as if they are barking.

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Meanings

nounmember for Barkshire (plural members for Barkshire)

plural members for Barkshire

  1. archaicidiomaticrareA person who has a cough which causes them to sound as if they are barking.

Origin

A pun on member for Berkshire, i.e. a Member of Parliament for that district.

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APA

member for Barkshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/member%20for%20Barkshire

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“member for Barkshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/member%20for%20Barkshire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “member for Barkshire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/member%20for%20Barkshire.

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