debarb

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UK/diːˈbɑːb/

verb

To remove a barb or barbs from.

“how to debarb a fish hook”

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Meanings

verbdebarb (third-person singular simple present debarbs, present participle debarbing, simple past and past participle debarbed)

present singular third person debarbs · participle present debarbing · participle past debarbed · past debarbed

  1. transitiveTo remove a barb or barbs from.

    how to debarb a fish hook

Origin

From de- + barb.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

barbeddabber
Cite this entry
APA

debarb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debarb

MLA

“debarb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debarb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debarb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debarb.

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