DISBARK

Etymology

Verb

disbark (third-person singular simple present disbarks, present participle disbarking, simple past and past participle disbarked)

(transitive) To strip of bark.

(obsolete) To disembark.

Synonyms

• (strip of bark): bark, excorticate

Anagrams

• Drabiks

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*bark", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + bark a small ship: cf. OF. desbarquer, F. débarquer. Cf. Debark, Disembark.]

Definition: To disembark. Pope.

Dis*bark", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + bark rind.]

Definition: To strip of bark; to bark. [R.] Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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