barbless

[bahrb-lis]

adjective

Origin of barbless

First recorded in 1880–85; barb¹ + -less

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With these barbless hooks the bait was not impaled, but strapped on with shreds of bark.
Tropic Days
E. J. Banfield
The other two Japs have short, stiff poles with a wire attached and the barbless hook at the end.
Tales of Fishes
Zane Grey
And at the time when the Bard stood up to claim the wife, a strange warrior came into the encampment, holding a barbless spear.
Evelyn Innes
George Moore
The fang′-kao, or barbless lance blade, is next common in use.
The Bontoc Igorot
Albert Ernest Jenks
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.
Tales of the Fish Patrol
Jack London