pooch, doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow
(noun) informal terms for dogs
barker
(noun) someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Barker
A English surname.
barker (plural barkers)
Someone or something who barks.
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
A shelf-talker.
(video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
(slang, dated) A pistol.
The spotted redshank.
• spruik
• tout
barker (plural barkers)
(historical) A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
(obsolete) A tanner.
A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
Source: Wiktionary
Bark"er, n.
1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg [Cant, Eng.]
3. A pistol. [Slang] Dickens.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The spotted redshank.
Bark"er, n.
Definition: One who strips trees of their bark.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
