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barber's pole

barber's pole is the alternative form of barber pole.

Meaning of barber pole

Noun

barber pole (plural barber poles)

  1. A type of sign indicating a barber's shop, most traditionally a pole with a helix of red and white stripes, in the US including blue, sometimes moving.
  2. A striped indicator whose movement quickly attracts the eye.

Forms of barber's pole

pluralbarbers' poles
pluralbarber's poles

Questions about barber's pole

What is barber's pole the alternative form of?
Barber's pole is the alternative form of barber pole.

Words near barber's pole in the dictionary

  1. barber surgeons
  2. barber's
  3. barber's block
  4. barber's clerk
  5. barber's itch
  6. barber's pole
  7. barber's poles
  8. barber's rash
  9. barber's shop
  10. barber's shops
  11. barber's sign

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