Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Destitute of bark.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Destitute of bark.

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  • adjective Without bark (the tree covering).
  • adjective of a dog That does not bark.

Etymologies

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bark +‎ -less

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Examples

  • My wife had had more than her fill of barking dogs in the house back when her sister lived with us, and when she found out about these barkless dogs, she said, "That's the dog for us."

    Archive 2009-11-01 Johnny Pez 2009

  • My wife had had more than her fill of barking dogs in the house back when her sister lived with us, and when she found out about these barkless dogs, she said, "That's the dog for us."

    NaBloPoMo: Basenji Odyssey Johnny Pez 2009

  • Docile and chill though probably due to kennel cough, giardia, and a respiratory infection, Peanut Butter has been a dreamboat - barkless, crate-trained, doesn't chew, and, so far, housebroken.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • Docile and chill though probably due to kennel cough, giardia, and a respiratory infection, Peanut Butter has been a dreamboat - barkless, crate-trained, doesn't chew, and, so far, housebroken.

    Tell Me Thursday: Mom Stop It 2009

  • Sometimes they stop you and ask you what kind of dogs these are, and you explain to them that these are basenjis, the African barkless dogs.

    NaBloPoMo: Newport by dog leash Johnny Pez 2009

  • So we voted for a barkless watchdog, hopefully better than nothing.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Texas’ Amendment 11: Another Post-Kelo Eminent Domain Reform that Falls Short 2009

  • Really barkless, not interesting bark, this stump planter offers lots of nooks and crannies that create shadow art.

    Bark « Fairegarden 2008

  • Our dog Ira was huddled up by the front door and, for once, the annoying yip yapper was barkless.

    An Earthquake Rattles the Midwest - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Just look what the queens did with the barkless basenji.

    What effect will the Supreme Court's gun case have on the '08 election? Ann Althouse 2007

  • It stood near the window; its thick trunk, barkless, with a rotten heart, prevented the light from entering the room; the bent, black branches, devoid of leaves, stretched themselves mournfully and helplessly in the air, and shaking to and fro, they creaked softly, plaintively.

    The Man Who Was Afraid 2003

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