noun
- plural of barbwire; wire with sharp points or barbs used for fencing
Usage: informal variant of barbed wire
verb
- third person singular present of barbwire; to fence with barbed wire
Usage: informal
Examples
- The farmer installed barbwires around his property to keep cattle in.
- Old barbwires from the abandoned ranch were rusted and dangerous.
- He barbwires the perimeter every spring before letting the horses out.
- The barbwires caught on her jacket as she climbed through the fence.
- Workers removed the old barbwires and replaced them with new fencing.