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barble

barble is the archaic form of barbel.

Meaning of barbel

Noun

barbel (plural barbels)

  1. A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related taxa in the cyprinid family.
    • The Barble fishes, if one of them chance to be engaged, will set the line against their backes, and with a fin they have, toothed like a sharp saw, presently saw and fret the same asunder.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    barb
  2. A barb or pap under the tongue of a cow or horse.
    Synonyms:
    barb
  3. A whisker-like sensory organ, located around the mouth of certain fish, including carp, catfish, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
    Synonyms:
    barb

Forms of barble

pluralbarbles

Questions about barble

What is barble the archaic form of?
Barble is the archaic form of barbel.

Words near barble in the dictionary

  1. barbituric acid
  2. barbiturism
  3. Barbizon
  4. Barbizonian
  5. Barbizonians
  6. barble
  7. barbled
  8. barbles
  9. barbless
  10. barblessness
  11. barblet

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