barker (2)

[Eng. bark (2), s., and suff. -er.] 1. One who strips the bark from a tree. ( Kersey .) 2. One who, whether he does this or not, uses bark thus obtained in tanning; a tanner. "I am a barker , sir, by my trade; Nowe telle me what art thou?" K. Edw. IV. and the Tanner of Tamworth. Percy Reliques, ii. 85. ( Boucher .) Bar'-ker's, po e . of s. [Connected with a person of the name of Barker.] Barker's mill, s. [MILL.]