Definitions
tan (a skin) with bark tannins
Word origin
From Middle English bark, from Old English barc (“bark”), from Old Norse bǫrkr (“tree bark”), from Proto-Germanic *barkuz, probably related to *birkijǭ (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós (compare Latin frāxinus (“ash”), Lithuanian béržas (“birch”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to gleam; white”) (compare English bright); akin to Danish bark, Icelandic börkur, Low German borke and Albanian berk (“bast”).
Used in a sentence
“The neighbour's dog is always barking.”
“The seal barked as the zookeeper threw fish into its enclosure.”
“And therefore they bark, and say the scripture maketh heretics.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tree's rough outer layer”4 letters
02“Sound a dog makes”4 letters
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