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bark1 noun the short sharp cry of a dog or fox, etc. verb (barked, barking) intrans to make this sound. bark up the wrong tree colloq to have the wrong idea, follow a mistaken course of action or investigation, etc
ETYMOLOGY: 19c, originally US: from raccoon-hunting, in which dogs are used to locate raccoons up in the trees
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon beorcan.
bark out something to speak it loudly and sharply. |
bark2 noun, bot the tough protective outer layer consisting mainly of dead cells, that covers the stems and roots of woody plants, eg trees. verb (barked, barking) 1 to scrape or rub off the skin from (one's leg, etc) • barked her shin when she fell. 2 to strip or remove the bark from (a tree, etc).
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Norse börkr.
barque or bark noun 1 a small sailing ship with three masts. 2 literary any boat or small ship.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: French, from Latin barca small boat.
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