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Webster 1913 Edition
Bark
Bark
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Barked
([GREEK]); p. pr. & vb. n.
Barking
.] 1.
To strip the bark from; to peel.
2.
To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one’s heel.
3.
To girdle. See , 3.
Girdle
, Verb.
T.
4.
To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark;
as, to
. bark
the roof of a hutBark
,Verb.
I.
[OE.
berken
, AS. beorcan
; akin to Icel. berkja
, and prob. to E. break
.] 1.
To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; – said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
2.
To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
They
bark
, and say the Scripture maketh heretics. Tyndale.
Where there is the
barking
of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed. Fuller.
Bark
,Noun.
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bark
B'ARK
,Noun.
1.
The rind or exterior covering of a tree, corresponding to the skin of an animal. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark or cortex, and the inner bark or liber. The rough broken matter on bark is, by the common people of New England, called ross.39
2.
By way of distinction. Peruvian Bark.B'ARK
,Verb.
T.