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barbless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English barb Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English barbless From barb + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lacking a barb.
    • We used barbless fishhooks in the catch-and-release stream, in order to minimize harm to the fish.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a feather, lacking barbs.

Deriveds

barblessness