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Barbless vs Barnless - What's the difference?

barbless | barnless |

As adjectives the difference between barbless and barnless

is that barbless is lacking a barb while barnless is without a barn.

barbless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Lacking a barb.
    • We used barbless fishhooks in the catch-and-release stream, in order to alleviate damage to the fish.

    barnless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a barn.
  • * 2002 , Bonnie Jo Campbell, Q Road
    • The cows no longer huddled in fear beside the creek, but simply chewed their cuds under the night sky as they might chew cuds under any sky, fully adjusted to their barnless condition.