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unbarbs

unbarbs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unbarb.

Meaning of unbarb

Verb

unbarb (third-person singular simple present unbarbs, present participle unbarbing, simple past and past participle unbarbed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a barb from.
    • […] that could unbarb the arrow of malice […]1798, The Guilt and Baseness of Absentees, Fully Displayed, page 13

Questions about unbarbs

What is unbarbs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unbarbs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unbarb.

Words near unbarbs in the dictionary

  1. unbarbarous
  2. unbarbecued
  3. unbarbed
  4. unbarbered
  5. unbarbing
  6. unbarbs
  7. unbarcoded
  8. unbare
  9. unbared
  10. unbares
  11. unbargainable

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