barbe

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Barbecued p. pr. & vb. n. Barbecuing. ] 1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron. [ 1913 Webster ]

They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke. Stedman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. [ 1913 Webster ]

Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Cooked on a barbecue.
Syn. -- grilled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Roasting a large piece of meat on a grill or a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See 4th Barb. ] Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded (which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ OF. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Zool.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A large fresh-water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongues of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for weightlifting exercises. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See 1st Barb. ] (Bot.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]