v. i. [ OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break. ]
They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]
Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Barkentine. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) A small beetle of many species (family
a. Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Made of bark. [ Poetic ] Whittier. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Bark, n., a vessel. ] (Naut.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged.
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