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Barned vs Barbed - What's the difference?

barned | barbed |

As verbs the difference between barned and barbed

is that barned is past tense of barn while barbed is past tense of barb.

As an adjective barbed is

having barbs.

barned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (barn)

    • barn

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) bern, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
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  • (label) A unit of surface area equal to 10-28 square metres.
  • An arena.
    • Derived terms
    * barnstar * barnstorm * barnyard * barn dance * barn door * barn owl * barn-raising * born in a barn * raised in a barn * smell the barn

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay up in a barn.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Men often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain.
    (Fuller)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) barn, bern, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect, parts of Northern England) A child.
    • Synonyms
    * (child) bairn

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    barbed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having barbs
  • (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).
  • (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (barb)

    • Derived terms

    * barbed wire

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