Definition of barb

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Barb (v. t.) To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc..

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Bullfighting :: Bullfighting (n.) A barbarous sport, of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- still popular in Spain..
Barb :: Barb (n.) Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it..
Web :: Web (n.) The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather..
Oregon Grape :: Oregon grape () An evergreen species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black berries..
Eelspear :: Eelspear (n.) A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
Barbered :: Barbered (imp. & p. p.) of Barbe.
Savage :: Savage (n.) A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian..
Cutthroat :: Cutthroat (a.) Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
Barbule :: Barbule (n.) A very minute barb or beard.
Beardie :: Beardie (n.) The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe.
Barbaic :: Barbaic (a.) Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east..
Uncivil :: Uncivil (a.) Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
Back :: Back (adv.) To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism..
Ptenoglossa :: Ptenoglossa (n. pl.) A division of gastropod mollusks having the teeth of the radula arranged in long transverse rows, somewhat like the barbs of a feather..
Lammergeier :: Lammergeier (n.) A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them
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
Barbecue :: Barbecue (v. t.) To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog..
Fell :: Fell (a.) Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous.
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..
Barbigerous :: Barbigerous (a.) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
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