âItâs a craze,â said Pachter. It may have a long shelf life for a craze, he said â at least as long as it takes most people to catch every PokÃ©monâ but he doesnât see it lasting forever. âPet Rocks lasted more than 100 days, too,â he said.
barbed wire. play. noun \ËbÃ¤rb(d)-ËwÄ«(-É)r, ËbÃ¤b(d)-\. Definition of barbed wire for English Language Learners. : wire that has sharp points and that is often used for fences.
The first patent in the United States for barbed wire was issued in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor.he most important and most time-consuming part of a barbed wire fence is constructing the corner post and the bracing assembly. A barbed wire fence is under tremendous tension, often up to half a ton, and so the corner post's sole function is to resist the tension of the fence spans connected to it.