barlow

[ bahr-loh ]

/ ˈbɑr loʊ /

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noun South Midland and Southern U.S.

a large pocketknife with one blade.

Nearby words

barley sugar, barley water, barley wine, barley-bree, barleycorn, barlow, barlow's disease, barm, barm cake, barmaid, barman

Origin of barlow

1770–80, Americanism; after a family of Sheffield cutlers named Barlow, who are alleged to have produced a knife of this type before 1700

Also called barlow knife.

Definition for barlow (2 of 2)

Barlow

[ bahr-loh ]

/ ˈbɑr loʊ /

noun

Joel,1754–1812, U.S. poet and diplomat.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for barlow

Barlow was strangely evasive with the police, refusing to confirm he was the person who called Atkinson, yet he obviously was.
The Assemblyman Has a Gun: The Steven Brooks Saga|Jon Ralston|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On Sunday, Barlow posted on Twitter that he had “no involvement whatsoever” in the Brooks arrest.
The Assemblyman Has a Gun: The Steven Brooks Saga|Jon Ralston|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Barlow used his laptop to record Harry's musical contribution after visiting him while he was in Jamaica.
Harry Plays Tambourine in Jubilee Song: Video|Tom Sykes|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But in his soul he knew that he would go, and so did Barlow.
Daughter of the Sun|Jackson Gregory

Then they heard the master and Mr. Barlow come in, and the housekeeper went to carry them in supper.
The Heiress of Wyvern Court|Emilie Searchfield
A divine precept to love the devil and his unhappy companions in misery, is an idea peculiar to Mr. Barlow.
The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865|Various
The prize had been a Barlow jack-knife, which, before the race, I had looked upon as mine.
Cardigan|Robert W. Chambers
Where were Bruce and Barlow and what lies was Zoraida telling them?
Daughter of the Sun|Jackson Gregory