barrier [< Cdn F barrière] Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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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.