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BarbBarb Barb, n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.]
1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place
of it.
The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or
wattles in his mouth. --Walton.
2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
3. pl. 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. [Written
also barbel and barble.]
4. 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. ``Having two barbs or
points.' --Ascham.
5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
6. (Zo["o]l.) One of the side branches of a feather, which
collectively constitute the vane. See Feather.
7. (Zo["o]l.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the
eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; --
also improperly called whiting.
8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook. BarbBarb Barb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Barbing.]
1. To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs.]
2. To clip; to mow. [Obs.] --Marston.
3. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or
hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.
--Milton. Barb
Barb Barb, n. [F. barbe, fr. Barbarie.]
1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from
Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon,
originally brought from Barbary.
BarbBarb Barb, n. [Corrupted fr. bard.]
Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1.
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Barb or the
BARBs or
variation may
refer to:
Barb (name), a list of
people and
fictional characters with...
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Barbes or
Barbès or
variation may
refer to: A
festival in
Latvian mythology Barbeş, a
village in
Greece merged into the town of
Vergina People Armand Barbès...
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habitat loss and overfishing, and the
giant barb is now
considered critically endangered.
Giant barbs are
usually seen in
large pools along the edges...
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species "Cyprinds -
Barbs". mongabay.com.
Archived from the
original on
December 23, 2004.
Retrieved December 15, 2004. "Hexazon
Barb". Drs.
Foster & Smith's...
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tiger barb include highly melanistic green tiger barbs that
reflect green over
their black because of the
Tyndall effect, gold
tiger barbs and albino...
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Barb, Nancy's
nerdy friend and
classmate who is
taken and
killed by the
monster early in the season.
According to
actress Shannon Purser,
Barb "wasn't...
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large "
barbs". It is not very
similar to the
barbels which are the core of the
genus Barbus, and
though closer to
these than to some
African barbs, they...
- Bl****er's
oligolepis is not
placed in Barbus, both
names are valid.
Checker barbs natively live in a
tropical climate and
prefer water with a pH of 6.0 -...
- dictionary.
Barb Wire may
refer to:
Barb wire, a
fencing material Barb Wire (character), a
comic book
superhero published by Dark
Horse Comics Barb Wire (1996...
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hoses or
tubes with hose
barbs on at
least one side used to join two or more
pieces of
piping (hosing, tubing) together. Hose
barbs are
commonly used in the...
