First Known Use: 1654
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1debark
verb de·bark \di-ˈbärk, dē-\
Definition of DEBARK
— de·bar·ka·tion \ˌdē-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən\ noun
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Origin of DEBARK
French debarquer, from de- + barque bark (ship)
Rhymes with DEBARK
aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, earmark, embark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hallmark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, landmark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, postmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, stress mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark
2debark
verb de·bark \(ˌ)dē-ˈbärk\
Definition of DEBARK
transitive verb
: to remove bark from
— de·bark·er \-ˈbär-kər\ noun
First Known Use of DEBARK
1742
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