Bark

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To girdle. ·see Girdle, ·vt, 3.

II. Bark ·noun ·Alt. of Barque.

III. Bark ·vi To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

IV. Bark ·vt To strip the bark from; to Peel.

V. Bark ·vt To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.

VI. Bark ·vt To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.

VII. Bark ·noun The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.

VIII. Bark ·vi To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs;

— said of some animals, but especially of dogs.