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barb

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

barb / bärb/ • n. 1. a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fishhook, or similar item, angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult. ∎ a cluster of spikes on barbed wire. ∎ fig. a deliberately hurtful remark: his barb hurt more than she cared to admit. ∎ a beardlike filament at the mouth of some fish, such as barbel and catfish. 2. a freshwater fish (Barbus and other genera) of the minnow family that typically has barbels around the mouth, popular in aquariums. barb² • n. a small horse of a hardy breed originally from North Africa.

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barb

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

barb
1. (in zoology) Any one of the stiff filaments forming a row on each side of the longitudinal shaft of a feather (see illustration). Together the barbs form the expanded part (vane) of the feather. See barbule.

2. (in botany) A hooked hair.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

barb a small horse of a hardy breed originally from North Africa. Recorded from the mid 17th century, the name comes via French from Italian barbero ‘of Barbary’.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "barb." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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barb

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

barb recurved process (of arrow). XIV. — (O)F. barbe :- L. barba BEARD.

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barb

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

barb •barb, carb, garb, hijab, nawab, Punjab, sahib •rhubarb • mihrab

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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

BARB (bɑːb) British Association of Rose Breeders
• British Audience Research Bureau
• Broadcasters' Audience Research Board

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "BARB." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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