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BARKING
Etymology 1
Verb
barking
present participle of bark
Adjective
barking (comparative more barking, superlative most barking)
Who or that barks or bark.
(British slang) Clipping of barking mad.
Synonyms: three stops short of Dagenham, Thesaurus:insane
Etymology 2
Noun
barking (plural barkings)
The action of the verb to bark.
Anagrams
• braking
Etymology
Proper noun
Barking
A town in London in eastern Greater London.
Anagrams
• braking
Source: Wiktionary
BARK
Bark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barked (p. pr. & vb. n. Barking.]
1. To strip the bark from; to peel.
2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
3. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
Bark, v. i. Etym: [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break.]
1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics. Tyndale. Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed. Fuller.
Bark, n.
Definition: The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
Bark, Barque, n. Etym: [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It. barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.]
1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. Byron.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast squarerigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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