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Definition of Barky
1. Adjective. Resembling the rough bark of a tree. "The rattlesnake's barky scales"
Definition of Barky
1. a. Covered with, or containing, bark.
Definition of Barky
1. Adjective. (context: of a tree) Having bark. ¹
2. Adjective. Prone to bark, to make the sound of a dog. ¹
3. Adjective. Sounding like the bark of a dog. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barky
1. covered with bark (tough outer covering of a root or stem) [adj BARKIER, BARKIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barky
Literary usage of Barky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"Of Newfoundland the breed, Inlo the barky-pickling sprung, He dragged him out
amain ; So Death, for once, his prey did spare. ..."
2. Foreign Reminiscences by Henry Richard Vassall Holland (1851)
"have the honor to be, Madam, with unfeigned respect, your Ladyship's very obliged
humble servant, barky Q. O'MEABA. To Lady Holland. ..."
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