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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of barbed wire. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

barbed wirebarbed wireinstrumentpoint

Etymology

From barb + wire.

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