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barb verb trans. [b¨»:b] LME.
[French barber, formed as BARB noun1.]
Clip or trim (a fleece, cloth, coin, etc.). Long rare. LME.
Shave or trim the beard of. Long rare. L16.
Provide (an arrow, hook, etc.) with a barb or barbs. E17.
fig.: R. H. Tawney The needlessly sharp censures with which he barbed the fine imposed upon an enclosing landlord.