Barbed /(bärbd [or] bärb"ĕd)/

Barbed

a.
  1. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded (which is the proper form.)

Barbed

a.
  1. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.

Phrases & Compounds
Barbed wire
a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.