or barge-arse, subs. (old).—1. A fat, heavy person; one broad in the beam: in contempt. Hence, as adj. BROAD-ARSED.
2. (printers’) (a) A case unduly loaded with ‘stamps’ not in frequent request, with a shortness of those most in use. Also (b) a card or small box for spaces; used while correcting away from case.
3. (Sherborne School).—Small cricket: played against a wall with a stump for bat.
Verb. (common).—To abuse; to slang; cf. BULLYRAG. Also (Charterhouse and Uppingham) to hustle; to MOB UP; to BRICK.
1861. ALBERT SMITH, The London Medical Student, 102. ‘Whereupon they all began to BARGE the master at once; one saying “his coffee was all snuff and chickweed.”’
