[bar.rack] n [F baraque hut, fr. Catal barraca] (1686) 1: a building or set of buildings used esp. for lodging soldiers in garrison
2. a: a structure resembling a shed or barn that provides temporary housing b: housing characterized by extreme plainness or dreary uniformity--usu. used in pl. in all senses
[2]barrack vt (1701): to lodge in barracks [3]barrack vb [origin unknown] vt (1887) chiefly Brit: to shout at derisively or sarcastically ~ vi 1 chiefly Brit: root, cheer--usu. used with for
2. chiefly Brit: jeer, scoff -- bar.rack.er n