barlow

[bahr-loh]

bar·low

[bahr-loh]
noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
a large pocketknife with one blade.
Also called barlow knife.


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

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Barlow is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Bar·low

[bahr-loh]
noun
Joel, 1754–1812, U.S. poet and diplomat.
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