member for Barkshire
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A pun on member for Berkshire, i.e. a Member of Parliament for that district.
Noun[edit]
member for Barkshire (plural members for Barkshire)
- (idiomatic, archaic, rare) A person who has a cough which causes them to sound as if they are barking.
References[edit]
[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Member for Barkshire”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.