"unbarb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unbarbs [present, singular, third-person], unbarbing [participle, present], unbarbed [participle, past], unbarbed [past]
Etymology: un- + barb Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|barb}} un- + barb Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbarb (third-person singular simple present unbarbs, present participle unbarbing, simple past and past participle unbarbed)
  1. (transitive) To remove a barb from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unbarb-en-verb---2M~wl8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unbarb meaning in English (1.2kB)

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