Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To become hard; form a crust.
- To tan (or dye) with bark.
- Consisting or made of bark: as, “barken knots,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Poetic Made of bark.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective poetic Made of
bark . - verb intransitive, Scotland To become
hard or form acrust , like bark. - verb transitive To
tan ordye with bark.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I barken back to the rogue Taken Howler, the dead unexpectedly alive and inimical.
Shadow Games Cook, Glen 1989
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The barken structure was moored by means of a long rope to a tree a considerable distance from the water, so that in case of one of those sudden rises that sometimes took place, it would not be carried away by the freshet.
The Hunters of the Ozark Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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When the Rifleman discovered the canoe lying against the bank, he sprung from the water, coming upon the frail barken structure with such force that he perceptibly started the bottom.
The Riflemen of the Miami Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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So you may pass from village to village; now crossing green meads, now cornfields, over brooks, past woods, through farmyard and rick 'barken.'
The Amateur Poacher Richard Jefferies 1867
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'Thaay be up to barken' (rickyard), said the boy: so we went on to the next door.
Round About a Great Estate Richard Jefferies 1867
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Nu växer barken ut, mitt namn förgås, och det betyder döden, säger sagan.
Fritiofs Saga Esaias Tegn��r 1814
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Ser jag åt lunden, där står mången stam 405 med Ingborgs runor ritade i barken.
Fritiofs Saga Esaias Tegn��r 1814
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'What would I do that for?' answered the hardy farmer; 'the best way's to let the blood barken upon the cut; that saves plasters, hinney.'
Guy Mannering — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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'What would I do that for?' answered the hardy farmer; 'the best way's to let the blood barken upon the cut; that saves plasters, hinney.'
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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'What would I do that for?' answered the hardy farmer; 'the best way's to let the blood barken upon the cut; that saves plasters, hinney.'
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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