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.
Wire or Hampshire gate. As with any fence, barbed wire fences require gates to allow the passage of persons, vehicles and farm implements. Gates vary in width from 12 feet (3.7 m) to allow the passage of vehicles and tractors, to 40 feet (12 m) on farm land to pass combines and swathers.he 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. Joseph F. Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.