Bärk1, n.
n. [Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. börkr, L. & H. Ger. borke.]
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
- Specifically, Peruvian bark.
5 entries under this word
Bark
Bärk2, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. BARKED; p. pr. & vb. n. BARKING.]
- To strip the bark from; to peel.
- To cover or inclose with bark; as to bark the roof of a hut.
Bärk3, n.
n. The noise made by a dog.
Bärk4, v. i.
v. i. [A-S. beorcan. Cf. Icel. barki, throat.]
Sense 1. To make the explosive noise of dogs and other canines. “The dog loud barking.” Wordsworth.
Sense 2. To pursue or annoy with continued vociferation or importunity; to clamor.
Therefore they bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics. Tyndale.
Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed. Fuller.
Bärk or Bärque5, n.
n. [Fr. barque, Wallachian barcë, Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. barca, D. & Sw. bark, Ger. & Dan. barke, L. Lat. barca, barcha, barga, Icel. barkr, skiff, barki, prow, Lat. baris, Gr. βᾶρις, a small and flat Egyptian row-boat, Coptic bari, a small boat, barahe, cart, boat.]
Sense 1. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her fore and main masts rigged as a ship, and her mizzen as a schooner. Totten.
Sense 2. Any small vessel. “That fatal and perfidious bark.” Milton. “An armed barque.” Goldsmith.
