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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bard \Bard\, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b["o]rkr, LG. &
HG. borke.]
1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree;
the rind.
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2. Specifically, Peruvian bark.
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{Bark bed}. See {Bark stove} (below).
{Bark pit}, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides
are steeped in tanning.
{Bark stove} (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical
plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed)
or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.
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