Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BAR'BET
BAR'BET, n.
- A name given by some French writers to a peculiar species of those worms which feed on the puceron or aphis. [See Aphis.] – Encyc.
- The Bucco, a genus of birds found in the warm climates of both continents.
- A dog, so called from his long hair.
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