[1880–85; barb1 + -less]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: impressionism, irredentist, jackpot, quotation mark, regionalism-less an adjective suffix meaning “without” (childless; peerless), and in adjectives derived from verbs, indicating failure or inability to performor be performed (resistless; tireless)
Examples of 'barbless' in a sentence
barbless
I peel away the weed, slip out the barbless hook and look at him.