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barnacle

bor nuh kuhl

  • n  marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
  • n  European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

  • So I kept it simpleflies, earthworms, a barnaclethings that people know.
  • The Mosley brand of National Socialism never became more than a barnacle on a political system renowned for its tolerance and stability.
  • Nothing slows up a ship like barnacles on the bottom.
News & Articles

  • Coconut Grove's 4th of July Fireworks Display
    Top off your Independence Day family-friendly festivities in Coconut Grove with a spectacular fireworks display at Peacock Park, sponsored by the City of Miami, District II and the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District. This annual celebration features activities throughout the Grove during the day, including The Barnacle’s Old-Fashioned Picnic from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., CocoWalk’s 5th ...
    June 17, 2013 - Miami Gardens News
Quotes

  • David Addington in HeraldNet
    I don't consider the Constitution a barnacle,Addington said reproachfully.
  • Bob Brown in NEWS.com.au
    We've had Barnacle Barnaby, he's got onto the bottom of the Howard Telstra boat but he hasn't slowed it and he hasn't changed its direction,Senator Brown said. "The bush is going to lose out. And the suburbs are going to lose out."
  • Steve Cohen in Kansas City Star
    So he's kind of barnacle,responded Rep. Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat.

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