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barbs, plural;
  1. A small horse of a hardy breed originally from North Africa

  1. provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
  2. shot: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
  3. the pointed part of barbed wire
  4. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
  5. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
  6. (barbed) capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
  7. The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, or BARB, is the organisation that compiles television ratings in the United Kingdom. It was created to replace a previous system, where the BBC and ITV companies compiled their own ratings. ...
  8. Barbs are a series of branches fused to the rachis (stem) of a feather. The barbs themselves also have branches called barbules, which have hooks that lock the barbs together.
  9. Developed on the Barbary Coast of North Africa, the Barb is a desert horse with great hardiness and stamina. Due to the amount of cross-breeding, it is difficult to find a purebred Barb today. ...
  10. The Barb (also called the English Barb) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Barbs, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). This breed was referred to by Shakespeare. ...
  11. The Barb (1863-1888) was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, famed for winning the 1866 Melbourne Cup, the Sydney Cup twice, and other quality races. He was bred by George Lee and foaled in 1863 at Leeholme, near Bathurst, New South Wales.
  12. Barbian (Barbiano) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of Trento and about 15 km northeast of Bolzano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,538 and an area of 24.4 km². ...
  13. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. ...
  14. (barbed) Having barbs; Bearded (also applied to roses)
  15. (barbed) With short, sharp, hair-like projections, as on awns or bristles.
  16. (BARBED) A heraldic term used when describing the leaves of a rose or the metal point of an arrow or of a spear, particularly when these are of a different tincture - but see note below and ‘shafted’ (also ‘garnished’, ‘hafted’, ‘hilted’, ‘rogacina’ and ‘tincture’). ...
  17. (Barbed) A term variously applied. Firstly: to the points that stand back in the head of an arrow or fishing-hook, etc. Secondly: to a Cross when its extremities are like the barbed irons used for striking fish. ...
  18. (Barbed) Bearded. Usually specifically of the arrow; also, of the five leaflets in the compound leaf of some roses.
  19. (Barbed) Used to refer to points of arrows and spears and the sepals of a rose.
  20. (barbed) Furnished with rigid points or short bristles, usually reflexed like the barb of a fish hook.
  21. (BARBS) Barbiturates; "downers, "reds"
  22. (Barbs) Thin strands that make up most of a birds feather and held together by tiny hook-like structures called barbules.
  23. (barbs) a breed of horses introduced by the Moors (Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent) that resemble Arabian horses and are known for their speed and endurance.
  24. A sharp projection on a fishing hook that holds a hooked fish.
  25. the portion of a fitting (coupling) that is inserted into the hose, usually comprised of two or more radial serrations or ridges designed to form a redundant seal between the hose and fitting.