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bark

1. bark \'ba:rk\ vb [ME berken, fr. OE beorcan; akin to ON berkja to bark, 
   Lith (Xburge.ti to growl 1a: to make the characteristic short loud cry of a 
   dog  1b: to make a noise resembling a bark  2: to speak in a curt loud and 
   usu. angry tone : SNAP  1: to utter in a curt loud usu. angry tone  2: to 
   advertise by persistent outcry 
2. bark n 1a: the sound made by a barking dog  1b: a similar sound  2: a 
   short sharp peremptory tone of speech or utterance 
3. bark n [ME, fr. ON bark-, bo:rkr; akin to MD & MLG borke bark] 1: the 
   tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem  2a: TANBARK  2b: cinchona 
   bark 
4. bark vt 1: to treat with an infusion of tanbark  2a: to strip the bark 
   from; specif : GIRDLE  2b: to rub off or abrade the skin of 
5. bark n [ME, fr. MF barque, fr. OProv barca, fr. LL] 1a: a small sailing 
   ship  1b: a 3-masted shhp with foremast and mainmast square-rigged and 
   mizzenmast  fore-and-aft rigged 2: a craft propelled by sails or oars