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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Barking irons

/bär'-kĭng ī'-ẽrnz/ · Bark·ing i·rons · IPA
01 Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees.
  1. 1.
    Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees.
  2. 2.
    A pair of pistols.[Slang]