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barked

Meaning of “barked”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bark, meaning to make the sharp cry of a dog.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joel 1:7

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Joel 1:7
He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 1:7 · retained source text

He hath laide my vine waste: and barked my figge-tree: hee hath made it cleane bare, and cast it away, the branches thereof are made white.

1611 marginal noteHeb. laid my figgetree for a barking.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Stripped the bark from; peeled bare.

volume 1, leaf 241, column 1 (main_dictionary)