English
wikipedia|Barnacle (disambiguation)
Noun
en-noun
- A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
- The barnacle goose.
- obsolete An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
- context|archaic|UK A nickname for spectacles.
- context|slang|obsolete A good job, or snack easily obtained.
Translations
trans-top|marine crustacean
French: pouce-pied m
trans-mid
Russian: мо��ка� ��о�ка /morskája úto�ka/ f
trans-bottom
Related terms
barnacle goose
See also
limpet
References
R:Webster 1913
1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg 1
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