The meaning of BARB is a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck.

BARB meaning: 1 : a sharp point that sticks out and backward from the point of an arrow, a fishhook, etc.; 2 : a clever insult or criticism

The heads of fishing spears usually feature barbs or serrated edges. The rod is jerked up, and the barb enters the body of the fish and drags it out of the water.

Definition of barb noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

barb - As any type of spike or projection, it is based on Latin barba, "beard"; it is also a piece of vertically pleated linen worn over or under the chin, as by nuns.

Barding or barb, a type of armor for horses A backward-facing point on a fish hook or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult A type of pipe fitting called barb, used to …

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English barb /bɑːb $ bɑːrb/ noun [countable] 1 the sharp curved point of a hook, arrow etc that prevents it from being easily pulled out 2 a remark that is …

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barb /bɑːb/ n a subsidiary point facing in the opposite direction to the main point of a fish-hook, harpoon, arrow, etc, intended to make extraction difficult

Whether it is a spike on the wire atop a security fence or a mean remark someone said about you, a barb can hurt. When you encounter either kind of barb, you should stay away. Barb comes from the …