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barbless

[ bahrb-lis ]

adjective

  1. not equipped with a barb:

    barbless fishhooks.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of barbless1

First recorded in 1880–85; barb 1 + -less
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Example Sentences

The other two Japs have short, stiff poles with a wire attached and the barbless hook at the end.

It is barbless, and in place of the barb, the hook is filed long and tapering to a point as sharp as that of a needle.

With these barbless hooks the bait was not impaled, but strapped on with shreds of bark.

And at the time when the Bard stood up to claim the wife, a strange warrior came into the encampment, holding a barbless spear.

The fang′-kao, or barbless lance blade, is next common in use.

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