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

At loose ends and broke, Maggie, and the reader, are then swept into a strange adventure when a successful cosmetic surgeon named Evan Barlow approaches her with an offer to wipe out her family’s debts in exchange for Maggie committing to perform surgery for a client in Russia who is willing to pay her millions.

From Los Angeles Times

Take That, made up of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald, said: "The Circus tour was one of our favourite experiences as a band and, in the years since, we've talked many times about how much we'd love to do it again one day."

From BBC

Welschinger says Lisa Barlow from Salt Lake City told her to "enjoy every second because a lot of women want this but not everyone can get it".

From BBC

Lifelong fan John Barlow from Leyland in Lancashire, a survivor of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, said he was "absolutely devastated" when the news broke and had to stop what he was doing at work to travel to Anfield.

From BBC

Lifelong fan John Barlow from Leyland in Lancashire, a survivor of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, said he was "absolutely devastated" when the news broke.

From BBC