19 Metaphors for barking

But this was an accident of economy rather than taste, for which Flip apologized by saying that the bark of the pine was "no good" for charcoal.

" "Young man, thou hast in thee the materials of a better life!" "Signore, this may be true," answered Maso, whose countenance again grew dark; "we boast of being the lords of the creation, but the bark of poor Baptista was not less master of its movements, in the late gust, than we are masters of our fortunes.

The bark is rich cinnamon-brown, purplish in young trees and in shady portions of the old, while the ground is covered with brown leaves and burs forming color-masses of extraordinary richness, not to mention the flowers and underbrush that rejoice about them in their seasons.

They think us be-stirring ourselves like stout men, and those used to the water, while, in truth, we are as undisturbed as if the bark were a rock that might laugh at the Leman and its waves.

The level country of the north is covered with forests of dwarfish oak; some bear sweet, and others bitter acorns, and also the cork-tree, whose bark is a considerable object of commerce.

A Turkish bark was on the sea, the sunny sea of Spain, In sight of cliffs that Hercules made boundaries of the main; And one, Celimo's captive slave, as fierce the billows grew, Was listening as the ship-master this order gave the crew: "Strike sail!

Aspen bark was their winter food.

Frank's voice was changing, and his bark was now a promising baritone.

Cascarilla bark is a favorite with some smokers; it is a simple aromatic and tonic, but, when smoked, is said sometimes to occasion vertigo and intoxication.

Very fortunately for him Dingo, whose sad barks were all the time being addressed to that land, did not perceive him.

Soak some ash leaves in hot water, and you will have a drink that is better than any tea, and destroys the 'gravel.' Walnut-tree bark is a splendid emetic; and mountain flax, which grows everywhere on the Cotswolds, is uncommon good for the 'innards.'

CONTENTS Introductory Note CHAPTER I. The Children Carried Off by the IndiansThe Feast in the WigwamSouwanas, the Story-tellerNanahboozhoo, the Indian MythHow the Wolves Stole His Dinner, and Why the Birch Tree Bark is ScarredWhy the Raccoon has Rings on His Tail.

All dogs bark; This animal barks; Therefore this animal is a dog.

L. E. D.This bark is a strong astringent; and hence stands recommended in haemorrhagies, alvine fluxes, and other preternatural or immoderate secretions.

Every tree, indeed, ought to be considered as a family or swarm of its respective buds; but the buds themselves seem to be individual plants; because each has leaves or lungs appropriated to it; and the bark of the tree is only a congeries of the roots of all these individual buds.

Its timber is tough, not over heavy, and extensively used already in the island; while its bark is a febrifuge and tonic.

" "I wonder," said Malcolm, "if the bark is like birch-bark?"

The bark was like cloth, raspy and flexible, wrapped around and around the heart of the tree.

" A furious barking was Dingo's reply.

19 Metaphors for  barking