barlow

¹

[bahr-loh]

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a large pocketknife with one blade.

Barlow

²

[bahr-loh]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of barlow¹

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

Example Sentences

Gary Barlow, the lead singer of the U.K. pop group Take That, met Martin when he was embarking on a solo career in the late 1990s.

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Barlow, the Take That frontman, also expressed admiration for Martin’s vocal abilities.

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“You don’t mind being tortured when someone can sing like him,” Barlow said jokingly.

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One by one, they are turned into vampires by Kurt Barlow, ostensibly a furniture salesman but in fact a Pied Piper of the undead.

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It is up to Ben and a few other brave mortals to defeat Barlow and end his evil plague.

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