Already I perceived the familiar odour; sometimes a not unpleasant barky smell; at other times borne in horrible wafts, as if from a lately forsaken battle-field.
"John Halifax, Gentleman"
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
The pirates cleared off and we brought our barky into port safe enough.
"The Mandarin's Fan"
Fergus Hume
There's a barky out there," he continued pointing to the right of the pier, "yonder-the one with the green light.
"The Mandarin's Fan"
Fergus Hume