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   Bard , n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. börkr, LG. & HG. borke.]
   The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
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   Specifically, Peruvian bark.
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   Bark bed. See Bark stove (below). -- Bark pit, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. -- Bark stove (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.
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