barber's pole

British  

noun

1. a sign outside a barber's shop consisting of a pole painted with red and white spiral stripes

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Example Sentences

In the corner of the players' canteen, now huge and, like most of the building, light and open-plan, is the familiar sight of a red, white and blue barber's pole.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Some were leaning back, getting a shampoo at the sinks in the shelter’s barbershop, where a striped lit-up barber’s pole spun outside the door.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2018

The barber’s pole with a helix of red, white and blue stripe was revolving outside.

From Forbes • Jan. 16, 2015

It was closer to the artisan than the professional, still linked in popular thinking with barber—the red and white strips of the barber’s pole represented the blood and bandages once associated with the trade.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2014

"We need you for the barber's pole," Jimmy explained.

From Sleepy-Time Tales: the Tale of Fatty Coon by Bailey, Arthur Scott