Women spend almost 400 hours a year shopping, according to a new study. Shopaholics agree: It takes time to hone a craft. From scouring the mall for the perfect pair of jeans to loading up the cart with groceries, women spend an average of 399 hours and 46 minutes shopping a year, a new study finds.
Definition of barrel for Students. 1  1 : a round container often with curved sides that is longer than it is wide and has flat ends. 2  2 : the amount contained in a full barrel a barrel of water. 3  3 : something shaped like a cylinder the barrel of a gun.
About the Watch Barrel. A watch barrel is the cylindrical drum, or box, in a watch that contains the mainspring. But the watch barrel is more than just a caseâit acts as the first gear in the watchâs train. A watch barrel has toothed gears on the outside edge that mesh with the movement gear trains.