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Barlow knife

Barlow knife noun: a pocketknife with a characteristically long bolster, elongated oval handle, and one or two blades.

Noun

Barlow knife (plural Barlow knives)

  1. A pocketknife with a characteristically long bolster, elongated oval handle, and one or two blades.

Forms of Barlow knife

pluralBarlow knives

Origin of Barlow knife

From Barlow, surname of the family who made these knives in the 18th century.

Questions about Barlow knife

What does Barlow knife mean?
Barlow knife means a pocketknife with a characteristically long bolster, elongated oval handle, and one or two blades.
What part of speech is Barlow knife?
Barlow knife is a noun.
What is the plural of Barlow knife?
The plural of Barlow knife is Barlow knives.

Words near Barlow knife in the dictionary

  1. barload
  2. barloads
  3. Barlog
  4. Barlough
  5. barlow
  6. Barlow knife
  7. Barlow knives
  8. Barlow lens
  9. Barlow lenses
  10. Barlow's disease
  11. Barlow's syndrome

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