Disbark
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To strip (a tree, etc.) of bark. transitive
"Lieutenant G. Drummon confirm'd what others had told me, of the great noiſe, like the diſcharge of Muskets, that they hear in the wooden houſes, whoſe Walls are made of Fir-trees (unſquar'd, and only diſbark'd,) upon very intenſe Froſts; […]"
- 2 To disembark. obsolete
"The ship we moor on these obscure abodes; / Disbark the sheep, an offering to the gods"
Example
More examples"Lieutenant G. Drummon confirm'd what others had told me, of the great noiſe, like the diſcharge of Muskets, that they hear in the wooden houſes, whoſe Walls are made of Fir-trees (unſquar'd, and only diſbark'd,) upon very intenſe Froſts; […]"
Etymology
From dis- + bark.
From Middle French desbarquer, from des- + barque.
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