Bark
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (v. t.) To strip the bark from; to peel.
(2): (n.) Alt. of Barque
(3): (v. t.) To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
(4): (v. t.) To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
(5): (v. i.) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; - said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
(6): (n.) The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
(7): (v. i.) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
(8): (v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
King James Dictionary [2]
B'Ark, n. Probably from stripping, separating.
1. The rind or exterior covering of a tree, corresponding to the skin of an animal. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark or cortex, and the inner bark or liber. The rough broken matter on bark is, by the common people of New England, called ross.
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2. By way of distinction. Peruvian Bark.
B'Ark, To peel to strip off bark. Also to cover or inclose with bark.