Bard

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Specifically, Peruvian bark.

II. Bard ·noun Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.

III. Bard ·noun ·Alt. of Barde.

IV. Bard ·vt To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

V. Bard ·noun The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.

VI. Bard ·noun A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.