barber's pole
Britishnoun
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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
For a groomed aesthetic near the Colosseum, look for a striped barber’s pole and a tidy antique barbershop.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2016
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
I did not notice any shops, although I fancy, from the appearance of a small barber's pole that I found in front of a cottage, that the hair-dressing interest must have had a local representative.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 13, 1890 by Various
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