late 15c., "to clip, mow;" see barb (n.). Meaning "to fit or furnish with barbs" is from 1610s. Related: Barbed; barbing.

late 14c., "barb of an arrow," from Old French barbe (11c.) "beard, beardlike appendage," from Latin barba "beard," perhaps cognate with Old English beard (see beard (n.) [..]

(Also called feather.) A means of representing wind speed in the plotting of a synoptic chart; it is a short straight line drawn obliquely toward lower pressure from the end of a wind-direction shaft. [..]

plumbing fitting with ridges that accepts equal size vinyl tubing

definition -refers to a plumbing fitting that is inserted inside a pipe and has a shape that anchors itself. Barb fittings are used with flexible pipe, hoses, or tubing. Barb fittings should be used in conjunction with a clamp aka “worm gear clamp” aka “hose clamp.” Helpful products: Fittings, Clamps

Broadcasters' Audience Research Board: Joint industry committee responsible for TAM data supply in the United Kingdom.

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.

Broadcasting Audience Research Board, measures TV audience numbers.

Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, which compiles television ratings (viewer) statistics in the United Kingdom.

A sharp projection on a fishing hook that holds a hooked fish.

Broadcasting Audience Research Board, measures TV audience numbers.

[Barbary horse] A breed of horse from "Barbary", or Berber, coast of the Mediterranean (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco), and rather smaller than the Arabian. The term equus de B [..]

Broadcasters Audience Research Board is responsible for the measurement of TV viewing.

(n) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect(n) the pointed part of barbed wire(n) a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that mak [..]

An arrow. The feathers under the beak of a hawk were called barb feathers (beard feathers). The point of an arrow has two iron “feathers,” which stick out so as to hinder the extract [..]

A Barbary steed, noted for docility, speed, endurance, and spirit. (See BARBED STEEDS.)

The portion of a fitting inserted into a hose, usually comprised of two or more radial serrations or ridges designed to form a redundant seal between the hose and fitting.

The nick on the point of a hook. It is intended to keep the hook from backing out of a fish's mouth after it has been hooked.

A plumbing fitting with ridges that connects vinyl pipes and tubes with equal sizes.

Broadcasters' Audience Research Board: Joint industry committee responsible for TAM data supply in the United Kingdom.

a branch of a vane in the feather of a bird

A point of an arrowhead that flows back behind the ferrule, preventing the head from being extracted easily. Illegal for bowhunting today.

A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

Short form of Barbara.