barbless
/bahrb-lis/US // ˈbɑrb lɪs //
无刺,无刺的,无倒刺,无刺鱼
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : not equipped with a barb: barbless fishhooks.
Examples
The other two Japs have short, stiff poles with a wire attached and the barbless hook at the end.
It is barbless, and in place of the barb, the hook is filed long and tapering to a point as sharp as that of a needle.
With these barbless hooks the bait was not impaled, but strapped on with shreds of bark.
And at the time when the Bard stood up to claim the wife, a strange warrior came into the encampment, holding a barbless spear.
The fang′-kao, or barbless lance blade, is next common in use.
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