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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage;
[syn: barbed wire, barbwire]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barbed \Barbed\, a. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. [1913 Webster] Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

barbed wire n 1: strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage [syn: barbed wire, barbwire]