English Dictionary

barb

/bɑː(ɹ)b/

verb

To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. / (Nigeria) To cut (hair). / (obsolete) To shave or dress the beard of.

He carefully barbed the wire fence to prevent intruders.

意味（1）

To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.

[…] for this day will pour down, / If I conjecture aught, no drizzling shower, / But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.

意味（2）

(Nigeria) To cut (hair).

意味（3）

(obsolete) To shave or dress the beard of.

意味（4）

(obsolete) To clip; to mow.

O thou pale ſober night, / […] / The ſtooping Sitheman that dooth barbe the field, / Thou makſt winke ſure: […]