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clearing barrel

1) Barrel filled with sand placed on most U.S. military ranges and specifically near the armory. Used to clear out a weapon in an unknown condition. That way if a round is discharged it enters the sand and is stopped instead of entering your platoon mate.

2) A Company or platoon whore. A uniform chaser who is used by many of the men of one unit to clear their "personal issue."
Devil 1: I can't believe they outlawed the whore house.
Devil 2: Yeah, guess I'll just have to use the company clearing barrel instead.
by the Spaniard April 30, 2006
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Twice up the barrel, once down the side

A self-contained phrase that states something is indisputably right during any kind of disagreement.
After debating for hours, Julie said to Mike, "No matter what you say, I will always know tennis balls are yellow, not green. Twice up the barrel, once down the side."
by Okaymegan February 18, 2013
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Hair triggered double barreled shit machine gun

This term is used by jim lahey, the trailer park supervisor on trailer park boys. It is one of his many shit analogies used through out the show.
"You idiots have loaded up a hair triggered double barreled shit machine gun and it's pointed at your own heads". The rights to the quote is property of trailer park boys.
by Dr. Phillip Shetrom June 16, 2014
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border barrel

a container used for smuggling immigrants, in which the immigrant is hidden inside a sealed container that is shipped by boat to a destination that is sometimes unknown until after arrival.
Dude! I want to get out of this country. Where can I find a border barrel?
by D.S. Credito April 2, 2015
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pork barrel

the use of government funds for private projects. These projects usually benefit campaign contributers or a certain constituency. the pork is usually earmarked to appropriations bills, so that they will be guaranteed passage in Congress.
A highway bill in 2005 was filled with pork barrel politics, including more than $900 million for private projects in Alaska.
The 2007 Defense and Homeland Security Appropriations Act included over $13 billion in pork.
by jppsuu1331 December 21, 2007
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Barrel

Can you fill the barrels with wine, it's perfect timing!
by 404 Name Not Found November 21, 2018
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in the barrel

A phrase taken from a popular joke. To say someone is "in the barrel" or "taking a turn in the barrel" means it's their turn to do an unpleasant task or to suffer an unpleasant experience. The joke is as follows:
A sailor on a Navy ship had been out to sea for weeks, and was beginning to go through sex withdrawals. Fed up with the lack of sex, he asked one of his shipmates what he did when the pressure was too much to take.

"Well, there's a barrel with a hole in it near the mop storage. When it gets to be too much for us, we use that."

So the sailor went over to the barrel and decided to give it a go. Finding it was better than he'd expected, he began using it regularly, and his problems seemed to vanish.

After a couple of weeks, his commanding officer began to take notice, and said, "You seem to be a lot more relaxed. What's your secret?"

The sailor, embarrassed to give a straight answer, simply said he'd been getting better rest.

"Well good, sailor. You're going to need it," replied the officer. "Today's your turn in the barrel."
by Talmanes December 10, 2004
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