Bark
Bark , transitive verb
1.
To strip the bark from; to peel.
2.
To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
3.
To girdle. See Girdle, transitive verb, 3.
4.
To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
Bark , intransitive verb
[Old English berken, Anglo-Saxon beorcan; akin to Icelandic berkja, and prob. to English break.]
1.
To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
2.
To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.
Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.
Bark , noun
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
Bark ({not transcribed}) , noun
[French barque, from Sp. or Italian barca, from Late Latin barca for barica. See Barge.]
1.
Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. — Byron
2.
(Nautical) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
Also: Barque