Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The barb of a fishing-hook.
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- noun cutlery A
barb on thetang of aknife , in order to prevent it from being pulled out of the handle.
Etymologies
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From a dialectal variant of gainchare.
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ruzuzu commented on the word gainshire
Compare gainchare.
October 27, 2022