unbarb

English

Etymology

un- +‎ barb

Verb

unbarb (third-person singular simple present unbarbs, present participle unbarbing, simple past and past participle unbarbed)

1. (transitive) To remove a barb from.
   • 1798, The Guilt and Baseness of Absentees, Fully Displayed, page 13:

     […] that could unbarb the arrow of malice […]