BARKS
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Definition
noun
- The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
- An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
verb
- To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).“The neighbour's dog is always barking.”
- To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
- To speak sharply.“The sergeant barked an order.”
noun
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
- Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
- Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.
- The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.
- The envelopment or outer covering of anything.
verb
- To strip the bark from; to peel.
- To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.“to bark one’s heel”
- To girdle.
- To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.“bark the roof of a hut”
noun
- A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
- A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
- A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
Source: Wiktionary
