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barstone

Before the invention of grates in a fireplace, one of two upright stones placed in the fireplace to receive the

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bar strainer

A screening device consisting of a bar or a number of parallel bars; used to prevent objects from entering a

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bar-type grating

An open grid assembly of metal bars in which the bearing bars (running in one direction) are spaced by rigid

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barrow area

An area that serves as a source of fill, providing soil which is used to raise an existing grade elsewhere.

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barrow hole

A hole that is left open in an exterior wall during a buildings construction to provide access to the interior.

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barrow run

A temporary pathway of wood planks or sheets to provide a smooth access for wheeled materials-handling carriers on a building

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