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crack·er-bar·rel | \ ˈkra-kər-ˌber-əl 
, -ˌba-rəl \
, -ˌba-rəl \Definition of cracker-barrel
: suggestive of the friendly homespun character of a country store
a cracker-barrel philosopher
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The first known use of cracker-barrel was in 1916
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