BARBEL

An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary · 1891 · p. 3

n. Baërb’e"l. 1. The Cyprinus barb us (Fr., barbeau; Ger., Flu barbe). The roe is said to cause vomiting and purging if eaten to exce , and to be used in some countries as a purgative. [L, 43.] 2. See BARBE. 3. See BARBULE (8d def.).