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barbel
Barb Barb, n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.] 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. --Walton. 2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.] 3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.] 4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. ``Having two barbs or points.' --Ascham. 5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser. 6. (Zo["o]l.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather. 7. (Zo["o]l.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting. 8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
Barbel
Barbel Bar"bel, n.[OE. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels. 3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.

Meaning of barbel from wikipedia

- Look up barbel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Barbel may refer to: Barbel (anatomy), a whisker-like organ near the mouth found in some fish (notably...
- submarines of the United States Navy have been named Barbel, after the barbel, a type of European carp. USS Barbel (SS-316), was a Balao-class submarine commissioned...
- include: Bärbel Bas (born 1968), German politician Bärbel Bendiks, East German rower Bärbel Beuermann (born 1955), German politician Bärbel Bohley (1945–2010)...
- anatomy, a barbel is a slender, whiskerlike sensory organ near the mouth (sometimes called whiskers or tendrils). Fish that have barbels include the...
- Barbels are a group of carp-like freshwater fish, almost all of the genus Barbus. They are usually found in gravel and rocky-bottomed moderate-flowing...
- Bärbel Bas (German pronunciation: [bɛʁbl̩ baːs]; born 3 May 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as the...
- The common barbel (Barbus barbus) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many...
- Bärbel Nehring-Kleedehn or Bärbel Kleedehn (29 July 1952 – 28 April 2022) was a German politician from the CDU party. Kleedehn was born on 29 July 1952...
- Bärbel Wöckel (née Eckert; born 21 March 1955) is a former East German sprinter. She never ran a world record in the individual disciplines. However, she...
- The Barbel-class submarines, the last diesel-electric propelled attack submarines built by the United States Navy, incorporated numerous, radical engineering...