wash barrel

noun

A barrel nearly full of split mackerel, loosely put in, and afterward filled with salt water in order to soak the blood from the fish before salting.

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Meanings

nounwash barrel (plural wash barrels)

plural wash barrels

  1. biologyA barrel nearly full of split mackerel, loosely put in, and afterward filled with salt water in order to soak the blood from the fish before salting.
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APA

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MLA

“wash barrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20barrel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wash barrel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20barrel.

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