Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.

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Inhumanly :: Inhumanly (adv.) In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.
Hound''s-tongue :: Hound's-tongue (n.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue..
Barbellate :: Barbellate (a.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point..
Barbaresque :: Barbaresque (a.) Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture..
Barbican :: Barbican (n.) Alt. of Barbaca.
Barbastel :: Barbastel (n.) A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips..
Barbiton :: Barbiton (n.) An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.
Dyaks :: Dyaks (n. pl.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices..
Fork :: Fork (n.) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow..
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..
Emu Wren :: Emu wren () A small wrenlike Australian bird (Stipiturus malachurus), having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed, like emu feathers..
Barbarize :: Barbarize (v. t.) To make barbarous.
Pieplant :: Pieplant (n.) A plant (Rheum Rhaponticum) the leafstalks of which are acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb..
Barbigerous :: Barbigerous (a.) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
Barber :: Barber (v. t.) To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
Cyprinoid :: Cyprinoid (n.) One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc..
Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning..
Drabble :: Drabble (v. i.) To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels..
Oregon Grape :: Oregon grape () An evergreen species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black berries..
Hairdresser :: Hairdresser (n.) One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
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