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barbless

adj

Etymology

From barb + -less.

  1. derived from barbe
  2. derived from barbe
  3. inherited from barbe
  4. suffixed as barbless — “barb + less”

Definitions

  1. Lacking a barb.

    • We used barbless fishhooks in the catch-and-release stream, in order to minimize harm to the fish.

  2. Of a feather, lacking barbs.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA