Anagrams of: BARAGOUIN

• the act of drilling

• the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• a thick and heavy shoe

• the removal of covering

• the cry made by sheep

• cry plaintively

• a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines

• a building where prostitutes are available

• a building containing public baths

• A cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications and other engineering work (a precursor to the sandbag).

• A woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride.

• A porous metal cylinder filled with stones and used in a variety of civil engineering contexts, especially in the construction of retaining walls, the reinforcing of steep slopes, or in the prevention of erosion in river banks.

• A knickknack, objet d'art, curiosity, collectable.

• A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.

• A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.

• A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, etc.

• A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.