Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

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Barbecue :: Barbecue (n.) A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole..
Gaff :: Gaff (n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish..
Binny :: Binny (n.) A large species of barbel (Barbus bynni), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food..
Barbermonger :: Barbermonger (n.) A fop.
Cannibalism :: Cannibalism (n.) The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence; Murderous cruelty; barbarity.
Barble :: Barble (n.) See Barbel.
Barber Fish :: Barber fish () See Surgeon fish.
Rebarbarize :: Rebarbarize (v. t.) To reduce again to barbarism.
Barb :: Barb (n.) Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1..
Barbara :: Barbara (n.) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives.
Violantin :: Violantin (n.) A complex nitrogenous substance, produced as a yellow crystalline substance, and regarded as a complex derivative of barbituric acid..
Rhabarbarine :: Rhabarbarine (n.) Chrysophanic acid.
Eelspear :: Eelspear (n.) A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
Chaste :: Chaste (a.) Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art..
Tayra :: Tayra (n.) A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet..
Semibarbaric :: Semibarbaric (a.) Half barbarous or uncivilized; as, semibarbaric display..
Usnea :: Usnea (n.) A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests..
Ironsmith :: Ironsmith (n.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith..
Purity :: Purity (n.) Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, purity of style..
Barbicel :: Barbicel (n.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
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