barked p ppl also pronounced bark. p OED ~ ppl a 2 'tanned' obs (1430-1800).
   1 Preserved by immersion in the liquid steeped from conifer bark and 'buds'.
   1895 PROWSE 404 The fishermen's clothing [in the early nineteenth century] was made commonly of whitney and barked swanskin. P 148-63 Barked canvas. T 141/68-65² The planters' schooners always had barked sails down here. 1966 SCAMMELL 36 Sid began filling the needle with the barked cotton twine [already] balled off. 1975 POCIUS 56 'Barked brin' was commonly used for the [dark brown] 'ground' of the mat.
   2 Comb bark(ed) boot: fine boot made from sealskin tanned in a liquid steeped from conifer bark.
   T 389-67¹ That would be a real dress-up in the early days. 'Twould be a pair of these bark boots. You get 'em skinned and barked, and fellers'd tan them. They'd be a reddish colour, and you'd have a pair of short rubbers over them.
   bark(ed) sail loaf: brown bread; cp LOAF.
   M 70-21 A kind of bread made with molasses for colouring but containing no raisins was termed barksail loaf.

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