DCHP-1 Online
barrier [< Cdn F barrière] Obs. 
n. See 1897 quote.
See also: barrier net Indian fence (def. 2)
- 1793 (1933) . . . we came to La Parents settlement at the barrier where our guide attempted to hire a man. . . .
- 1897 Barrier does not imply any natural obstruction to navigation, but was in those days a usual name of a fish-weir set across a stream.
- 1793 (1933) . . . we came to La Parents settlement at the barrier where our guide attempted to hire a man. . . .