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Webster 1913 Edition
Barbary
Bar′ba-ry
,Noun.
[Fr. Ar.
Barbar
the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic.
Hence:
A Barbary horse; a barb.
[Obs.]
Also,
a kind of pigeon.
Barbary ape
(Zool.)
, an ape (
Macacus innuus
) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.Webster 1828 Edition
Barbary
B'ARBARY
,Noun.