Barbless
not equipped with a barb:
barbless fishhooks.
historical examples
and at the time when the bard stood up to claim the wife, a strange warrior came into the encampment, holding a barbless spear.
evelyn innes george moore
the other two j-ps have short, stiff poles with a wire attached and the barbless hook at the end.
tales of fishes zane grey
it is barbless, and in place of the barb, the hook is filed long and tapering to a point as sharp as that of a needle.
tales of the fish patrol jack london
the fang′-kao, or barbless lance blade, is next common in use.
the bontoc igorot albert ernest jenks
with these barbless hooks the bait was not impaled, but strapped on with shreds of bark.
tropic days e. j. banfield
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