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bargaining unit
barge
barge in
barge in on
bargeboard
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bargello
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bargepole
bargepole [ brj pōl ] (plural bargepoles)


noun 
Definition:
 
long pole: a long pole used to propel barges

not touch somebody or something with a bargepole to be unwilling to have any involvement with somebody or something
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