Definition of barb

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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..

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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..
Hairdresser :: Hairdresser (n.) One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
Barrenwort :: Barrenwort (n.) An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific..
Barbate :: Barbate (a.) Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.
Barbarity :: Barbarity (n.) A barbarous or cruel act.
Gothic :: Gothic (a.) Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous..
Arrow :: Arrow (n.) A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow..
Semibarbarous :: Semibarbarous (a.) Half barbarous.
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity..
Pheon :: Pheon (n.) A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge..
Patience :: Patience (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb..
Tramontane :: Tramontane (a.) Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous..
Barbre :: Barbre (a.) Barbarian.
Ochreated :: Ochreated (a.) Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass..
Barbarous :: Barbarous (a.) Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste.
Barbed :: Barbed (a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form..
Piciformes :: Piciformes (n. pl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups..
Barbel :: Barbel (n.) A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.
Oregon Grape :: Oregon grape () An evergreen species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black berries..
Barbigerous :: Barbigerous (a.) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
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