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  1. 1. imp. & p. p. of Barb Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. capable of wounding Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Source: wordnet
  6. 6. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences. Source: webster
  7. 7. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded( which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh. Source: adambom
  8. 8. j:100 s. capable of wounding s. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Source: ecdict

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