2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. Pope.
BARBED
Barbed, a. Etym: [See 4th Bare.]
Defn: Accoutered with defensive armor; — said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh.
BARBED
Barbed, a.
Defn: Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.
BARBEL Bar"bel, n.Etym: [OE. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many
European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.