barber's pole
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Its first-floor storefront is marked with a barber’s pole, the classic symbol of male grooming.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 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
My shins looked like a barber's pole afterwards; but I couldn't squeal then.
From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
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