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barlow

[bahr-loh]

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noun South Midland and Southern U.S.

a large pocketknife with one blade.

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.

Barlow

[bahr-loh]

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

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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

Historical Examples of barlow

"Miss Barlow, I envy you," said Hetty in a tone which startled even herself.
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
I ask, why is Tommy to be always the foil of Mr. Barlow to this extent?
The Uncommercial Traveller
Charles Dickens
So I took the path, which, but for Mr. Barlow, I might never have trodden.
The Uncommercial Traveller
Charles Dickens
Dr. Barlow listened to all these statements, and believed as much of them as he chose.
Masterpieces of Mystery
Various
Barlow stood at the gate for a minute or so after it was shut, and barked his best.
Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880
Various