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barb
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Noun
  • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
  • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
  • the pointed part of barbed wire
  • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
    • his parting shot was `drop dead'
    • she threw shafts of sarcasm
    • she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Verb
  • provide with barbs
    • barbed wire
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