[Fictionary] BARACHOIS definitions

[Jean-Joseph Cote]

Here they are, you have until I get back from my trip to to CO/SD (on 
the 19) to get me your one-point and two point guesses.

Jean-Joseph
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barachois - adj. - 1) Thickly forested.  2) Hairy.

barachois - n. - A Greek breed of hair sheep used primarily for milk.

barachois - n. -A relative of the asparagus plant used in French cooking.

barachois - n. - A transparent sea invertebrate, also known as a sea raft.

barachois - adj. - Courageous. Derived from Joseph Barra, hero of the 
French Revolution.

barachois - n. - A technique for long-distance semaphore signalling by 
means of a maneuverable kite.

barachois - n. - A dugout canoe of the Calusa tribe of Native Americans 
(S Florida and the Florida Keys).

barachois - adj. - In the style of a parapet, consisting of a regular 
alternation of merlons and crenels; crenelated.

barachois - n. - A horse/dog/human-drawn sled with slatted sides and 
bent-wood gliders, generally used for transporting furs.

barachois - n. - (Atlantic Canada) A coastal lagoon separated from the 
ocean by a sand or shingle bar. Salt water may enter the barachois 
during high tide.  Also "barrasway".

barachois - n. - (fr. French) The pygmy goat of the Savoyan Alps. Now 
extinct in the pure form, although the word is still used to refer to 
descendants hybridized with the domestic goat.