| barbecue | 1. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast. 2. A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole. 3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried. Origin: In the language of Indians of Guiana, a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried. 1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron. 2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. "Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued." (Pope) Origin: Barbecued; Barbecuing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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