barking

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.To strip the bark from; to peel. [1913 Webster]

2.To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel. [1913 Webster]

3.To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. [1913 Webster]

4.To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut. [1913 Webster]