barlow
[ bahr-loh ]
/ ˈbɑr loʊ /
noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
a large pocketknife with one blade.
Also called
barlow knife.
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
Words nearby barlow
barley sugar,
barley water,
barley wine,
barley-bree,
barleycorn,
barlow,
barlow's disease,
barm,
barm cake,
barmaid,
barman
Definition for barlow (2 of 2)
Barlow
[ bahr-loh ]
/ ˈbɑr loʊ /
noun
Joel,1754–1812,
U.S. poet and diplomat.