-
A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook.
(noun)
-
A cutting remark.
(noun)
-
Zoology One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.
(noun)
-
Botany A short, sharply hooked bristle or hairlike projection.
(noun)
-
See barbel1.
(noun)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.