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Old 08-29-2017, 11:47 AM
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bark

outer part of a tree

something a dog does

to knock a part of the body on something (he barked his shin on the gate post)

to utter something abruptly or speak sharply (bark a command; he barked at me for entering his private office)

misdirect one's energies (bark up the wrong tree)
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