in a general sense, bearded like a fish-book, set with barbs; also shaved or trimmed.

and CRESTED, in heraldry, an appellation given to the combs and gills of a cock, when particularized for being of a different tincture from the body.

A barbed crofs, is a crofs, the extremities whereof are like the barbed irons used for striking of fish. See Plate LI. fig. 6.