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bar•ney



Pronunciation: (bär'nē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -neys.
1. Informal.
a. an argument.
b. a prizefight.
c. a fight or brawl.
d. a blunder or mistake.
2. a small locomotive used in mining and logging.
3. Motion Picture Slang.a heavily padded cover for a camera, used to reduce the camera noise so that it will not be picked up by the sound-recording equipment.

Bar•ney



Pronunciation: (bär'nē), [key]
—n.
a male given name, form of Bernard.

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