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Barb
bɑːb
Barb definitions
noun
barb
barbs
- a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object, which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult
- a cluster of spikes on barbed wire
- a deliberately hurtful remark
"his barb hurt more than she cared to admit"
- a fleshy filament at the mouth of some fish, such as barbel and catfish
- each of the fine hairlike filaments growing from the shaft of a feather, forming the vane
- a freshwater fish with barbels around the mouth, popular in aquaria