barlow

¹ American  

[bahr-loh] / ˈbɑr loʊ /

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a large pocketknife with one blade.

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Barlow ² American  

[bahr-loh] / ˈbɑr loʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of barlow

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

There repose a barlow knife and a buck knife for whittling when somebody makes him wait and a hard Arkansas whetstone for sharpening when somebody makes him wait longer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every girl got a ribbon, every boy a barlow knife, and every man a shin plaster.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

I believe I'll go over and offer them my old barlow knife.

From The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs by Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan)