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barby

barby adjective: barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.

barby: barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross
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Adjective

barby (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.

Proper noun capitalized: Barby

Barby

  1. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5470).
  2. A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  3. A commune in Ardennes department, Grand Est, France.
  4. A town on the Elbe in Salzlandkreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Origin of barby

Seemingly from French barbé, barbée, but in French (language and heraldry) that term means something else ("bearded or wattled").

Questions about barby

What does barby mean?
Barby means barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.
What part of speech is barby?
Barby can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near barby in the dictionary

  1. Barbuto
  2. Barbutos
  3. barbuts
  4. barbwire
  5. barbwires
  6. barby
  7. Barbz
  8. Barca
  9. Barca d'Alva
  10. barcade
  11. barcades

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