Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.

A bit for a horse.

A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.

The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.

Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1.

Barbary horse] A breed of horse from "Barbary", or Berber, coast of the Mediterranean (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco), and rather smaller than the Arabian. The term equus de Barbaria occurs in letters of the Emperor Frederick II in 1240. In England the term "Barb" is first found in 1636. (Davis, R.H.C. The Medieval Warhorse: Origin, Development and Redevelopment, 135)

A breed of horse or mule, originally from Barbary in northern Africa, but introduced into Spain by the Moors.

Developed on the Barbary Coast of North Africa, the Barb is a desert horse, with great hardiness and stamina. Due to the amount of cross-breeding, it is difficult to find a pure-bred Barb today. The horses generally a fiery temperament and has less-desirable conformation, not typical for a sport horse, but has had an incredible impact on today's modern breeds.