"A dog does it, a tree has it, and a ship does it in a harbour. What is it?"

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Answer: Bark. A dog barks. A tree has bark — the outer layer of its trunk. And a bark is an old word for a sailing vessel — it barks (moors) in a harbour. Three meanings.

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