BARBELS

Noun

barbels

plural of barbel

Anagrams

• Slabber, barbles, rabbles, slabber

Source: Wiktionary

BARBEL

Bar"bel, n.Etym: [OE. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.

3. pl.

Definition: Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition