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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cracker-barrel-whips/(permalink)

Author: snopescom

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2021-02-09

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"Cracker" was once a slang term for "whip," and the phrase "cracker barrel" — as in the name of the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain — refers to a barrel that was used to hold whips for sale in country stores.

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