Editing Barb

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'''Barb''' or '''the BARBs''' or ''variation'' may refer to:
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==People==
* [[Barb (name)]], a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
* Barb, a term used by fans of [[Nicki Minaj]] to refer to themselves
* [[The Barbs]], a band

==Places==
* [[Barb, Ontario]], Canada
* [[DeKalb, Illinois]], USA; nicknamed ''Barb City''

==Animals==
* [[Barb (feather)]], the branches issuing from the rachis of feathers
* [[Barb (fish)]], common name for a range of freshwater fish
* [[Barb horse]], a breed from North Africa
* [[Barb (pigeon)]], a breed of domestic pigeon
* [[Australian Kelpie]] or barb, a breed of dog 
* [[The Barb]] (1863–1888), Australian Thoroughbred racehorse

==Implements==
* [[Barding]] or barb, a type of armor for horses
* A backward-facing point on a [[fish hook]] or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult
* A type of pipe fitting called [[Piping_and_plumbing_fittings#Barb|barb]], used to connect hosing (the ridges face backward, making insertion easy and removal difficult)
* Barb, a shortened version of [[barbiturate]], a drug that acts as a depressant for the central nervous system

==Other uses==
* {{USS|Barb}}, two US Navy submarines
* [[Wind barb]]s for each station on a map of reported weather conditions
* [[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board]], which compiles television ratings in the United Kingdom
* ''[[Berkeley Barb]]'' or ''The Barb'', an underground newspaper of the late 1960s

==See also==
* [[Barb wire (disambiguation)]]
* [[Barbes (disambiguation)]]
* [[Barbe (disambiguation)]]
* [[Sainte-Barbe (disambiguation)]]
* [[Barbara (disambiguation)]]

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