barking iron

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barking iron

noun barking irons

especially, obsolete, plural A tool used to remove the bark from trees. With this barking iron, the peeler is enabled to thrust forwards by the operation of both his arms, in separating the strong bark of the bodies of the trees
dated, slang A pistol.
Similar: barker

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@misc{barking_iron_2026,
  title = {barking iron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barking%20iron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}