Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather..

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Barb :: Barb (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else..
Barbicel :: Barbicel (n.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
Barbarian :: Barbarian (a.) Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations..
Vandalic :: Vandalic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness.
Rockling :: Rockling (n.) Any species of small marine fishes of the genera Onos and Rhinonemus (formerly Motella), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels..
Barbarities :: Barbarities (pl. ) of Barbarit.
Savage :: Savage (n.) A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian..
Barb :: Barb (n.) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners..
Sprigged :: Sprig (n.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
Barbecue :: Barbecue (v. t.) To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.
Chassis :: Chassis (n.) A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.].
Aroph :: Aroph (n.) A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate various medical remedies.
Para Grass :: Para grass () A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil.
Jag :: Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Barbarism :: Barbarism (n.) A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage..
Rheum :: Rheum (n.) A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
Barb :: Barb (n.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather..
Pole :: Pole (n.) A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which clim
Barbet :: Barbet (n.) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair..
Barbet :: Barbet (n.) A larva that feeds on aphides.
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