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[[t]bɑrk[/t]]

n.

1) the abrupt, explosive cry of a dog

2) a similar sound made by another animal, as a fox

3) a short, explosive sound, as of firearms

4) a brusque order, reply, etc

5) a cough

6) (of a dog or other animal) to utter an abrupt, explosive cry

7) to make a similar sound:

The big guns barked[/ex]

8) to speak sharply or gruffly

9) to advertise some attraction, as a carnival sideshow, by standing outside and calling to passersby

10) to cough

11) to utter in a harsh, shouting tone:

to bark orders at subordinates[/ex]

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- bark up the wrong tree

Etymology: bef. 900; ME berken, OE beorcan; akin to OE borcian to bark, ON berkja to bluster bark′less, adj. II

bark

[[t]bɑrk[/t]] n.

1) bot the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself

2) clo a mixture of oak and hemlock barks used in tanning

3) coo candy, usu. of chocolate with large pieces of nuts, made in flat sheets

4) to scrape the skin of, as by bumping into something

5) clo to treat with a bark infusion; tan

6) to strip the bark from; peel

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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < ON bǫrkr (gen. barkar) bark′less, adj. III

bark or barque

[[t]bɑrk[/t]] n.

1) naut. navig. a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost

2) navig. (formerly) any boat or sailing vessel

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Etymology: 1425–75; late ME barke < OF barque « LL barca, L *bārica, bāris < Gk bâris Egyptian barge < Coptic barī barge