Bark"er (?), n.
1.
An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
2.
One who stands at the doors of shops to urge passers by to make purchases.
[Cant, Eng.]
3.
A pistol.
[Slang]
Dickens.
4. Zool.
The spotted redshank.
© Webster 1913.
Bark"er, n.
One who strips trees of their bark.
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