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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.) a A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish}, and erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}. Both are edible, but of little value. b A fresh-water fish, the burbot. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bard \Bard\, Barde \Barde\, n. [F. barde, of doubtful origin.] 1. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.] 2. pl Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms. 3. (Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bard \Bard\, v. t. (Cookery) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bard \Bard\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf W. bardd, Arm. barz, Ir & Gael. bard, and F. barde.] 1. 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. 2. Hence: A poet; as the bard of Avon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bard \Bard\, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw bark, Icel. b["o]rkr, LG & HG borke.] 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark. {Bark bed}. See {Bark stove} (below). {Bark pit}, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. {Bark stove} (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bard n : a lyric poet v : put a caparison on of horses [syn: {caparison}, {dress up}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bard, NM Zip code(s): 88411
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