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Barb
Barb
n.
Beard
, or
that
which
resembles
it, or
grows
in
the
place
of it.
Barb
n.
A
muffler
,
worn
by
nuns
and
mourners
.
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
.
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
.
Barb
n.
A
bit
for
a
horse
.
Barb
n.
One
of
the
side
branches
of a
feather
,
which
collectively
constitute
the
vane
.
See
Feather
.
Barb
n.
A
southern
name
for
the
kingfishes
of
the
eastern
and
southeastern
coasts
of
the
United
States
;
also
improperly
called
whiting
.
Barb
n.
A
hair
or
bristle
ending
in a
double
hook
.
Barb
v. t.
To
shave
or
dress
the
beard
of.
Barb
v. t.
To
clip
; to
mow
.
Barb
v. t.
To
furnish
with
barbs
, or
with
that
which
will
hold
or
hurt
like
barbs
, as an
arrow
,
fishhook
,
spear
,
etc
.
Barb
n.
The
Barbary
horse
, a
superior
breed
introduced
from
Barbary
into
Spain
by
the
Moors
.
Barb
n.
A
blackish
or
dun
variety
of
the
pigeon
,
originally
brought
from
Barbary
.
Barb
n.
Armor
for
a
horse
.
Same
as 2d
Bard
, n., 1.
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