Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen..

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Barbecue :: Barbecue (n.) A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast..
Berberry :: Berberry (n.) See Barberry.
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity..
Purity :: Purity (n.) Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, purity of style..
Barbarousness :: Barbarousness (n.) The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.
Barbering :: Barbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Barbe.
Goth :: Goth (n.) One who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude, ignorant person..
Beggar''s Ticks :: Beggar's ticks () The bur marigold (Bidens) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity..
Harl :: Harl (n.) A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies..
Semibarbarian :: Semibarbarian (a.) Half barbarous; partially civilized.
Barbarously :: Barbarously (adv.) In a barbarous manner.
Mahonia :: Mahonia (n.) The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage..
Tattoo :: Tattoo (n.) An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors..
Barbituric Acid :: Barbituric acid () A white, crystalline substance, CH2(CO.NH)2.CO, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea..
Barber :: Barber (v. t.) To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
Barbicanage :: Barbicanage (n.) Alt. of Barbacanag.
Butcher :: Butcher (v. t.) To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner..
Chaste :: Chaste (a.) Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art..
Barbaic :: Barbaic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement..
Incivilization :: Incivilization (n.) The state of being uncivilized; want of civilization; barbarism.
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