Claim: "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.
Fact-check: Does 'Cracker Barrel' Refer to a Barrel of Whips?
Verdict: mostly false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Dan Evon
Date published: 2021-02-09T11:08:45