unbarb

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verb

To remove a barb from.

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Meanings

verbunbarb (third-person singular simple present unbarbs, present participle unbarbing, simple past and past participle unbarbed)

present singular third person unbarbs · participle present unbarbing · participle past unbarbed · past unbarbed

  1. transitiveTo remove a barb from.

    […] that could unbarb the arrow of malice […]

    1798, The Guilt and Baseness of Absentees, Fully Displayed, page 13

Origin

From un- + barb.

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Cite this entry
APA

unbarb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbarb

MLA

“unbarb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbarb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbarb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbarb.

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