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Towards the end of the book it seems to be suggested that Gissing, or Rolfe, tended really towards what he calls in one of his letters a "barrackroom" view of life.
The Private Life of Henry Maitland Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942 1912
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Being an ex-serviceman, I get annoyed at the fact that my barrackroom was smaller than a jail cell.
Couldn’t Prosecute Satan « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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The hissing stopped abruptly to be followed by the age-old, monotonous cursing of the barrackroom.
Between Planets Heinlein, Robert A. 1951
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[From a trade name?] worman a decomposing corpse of a woman infested with maggots. writ room the law library used by prisoners. writ writer 1. a prison "attorney"; a barrackroom lawyer.
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