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barker

1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably. 2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg [Cant, Eng.] 3. A pistol. [Slang] Dickens. 4. (Zoöl.) The spotted redshank. One who strips trees of their bark. BARKER'S MILL Bark"er's mill`. Etym: [From Dr. Barker, the inventor.] A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.

Length: 6Scrabble® value: 12Words With Friends® value: 13
Numerology value: 1 (Pythagorean letter-sum). See what this number means on NumberAngel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), United States public domain. See methodology for full licensing detail. Word validity for game play may differ from any official game dictionary.