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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Patience :: Patience (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb..
Gothic :: Gothic (a.) Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous..
Mullet :: Mullet (n.) Any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullidae; called also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. the plain surmullet (Mullus barbatus), and the striped surmullet (M. surmulletus) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet..
Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Inhumanity :: Inhumanity (n.) The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity.
Runt :: Runt (a.) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier..
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..
Cruelty :: Cruelty (n.) A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain.
Vandal :: Vandal (n.) One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature..
Tramontane :: Tramontane (a.) Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous..
Berberry :: Berberry (n.) See Barberry.
Barb :: Barb (v. t.) To clip; to mow.
Barbellate :: Barbellate (a.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point..
Outlandish :: Outlandish (a.) Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech..
Barb :: Barb (n.) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners..
Savagery :: Savagery (n.) An act of cruelty; barbarity.
Barbicel :: Barbicel (n.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
Zygodactylae :: Zygodactylae (n. pl.) The zygodactylous birds. In a restricted sense applied to a division of birds which includes the barbets, toucans, honey guides, and other related birds..
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state..
Barbarity :: Barbarity (n.) Barbarism; impurity of speech.
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