See barb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], line 10:",
"text": "And now, in stead of mounting barbed steeds / To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, / He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber[…].",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cover a horse in armor."
],
"links": [
[
"cover",
"cover"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bɑː(ɹ)b/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-barb.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/En-us-barb.ogg/En-us-barb.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/En-us-barb.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)b"
}
],
"word": "barb"
}
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