Barb

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Barb may refer to:

• A backward-facing point on a fish hook or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult
• Barb (feather), the branches issuing from the rachis of feathers
• Barb (fish), several species of freshwater fish
• Barb (horse), a breed from North Africa
• Barb (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon
• BARB, the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
• Barb, a shortened version of the name Barbara
• Barding or barb, a type of armor for horses
• Australian Kelpie or barb, a breed of dog
• Barbiturate are drugs that act as a depressant for the Central Nervous System
• USS Barb, the name of two submarines of the US Navy