n. [ In the language of the (Arawak or Taino) Indians of Guiana, barbacoa a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried. ] 1. a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is cooked, usually outdoors; -- also called a barbecue grill. [ PJC ]

2. A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue grill. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barbecue

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 ]

barbecued

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

barbecuing

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

Barbed

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 ]

Barbed

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

Barbel

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 ]

barbell

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

Barbellate

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

Barbellulate

a. (Bot.) Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Barbesitzer { m }; Kneipenwirt { m }

barkeeper

Barbestand { m }

cash reserve; cash in hand

Barbe { f } [ zool. ]

barbel

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