"barking iron" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-barking iron.ogg [Australia] Forms: barking irons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} barking iron (plural barking irons)
  1. (obsolete, especially in plural) A tool used to remove the bark from trees. Tags: especially, obsolete, plural Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-barking_iron-en-noun-pFYVYOQK Disambiguation of Tools: 59 41
  2. (dated, slang) A pistol. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: barker
    Sense id: en-barking_iron-en-noun-~4JM6pmB Disambiguation of Firearms: 25 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 79

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