2. Proper noun. (surname habitational from=Old English dot=) originating from one of these villages. ¹
3. Proper noun. The name of several towns in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barlow
1. a jackknife [n -S] - See also: jackknife
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barlow
Literary usage of Barlow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1857)
"A certificate of Lichfield : Q'dem Tho. de barlow qui tuno erat integer D'nus
... Rogi de barlow &c. 2 Hen. IV. Ego Hugo de barlow remis Jo do barlow sen. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1885)
"barlow invented repeating clocks about the. year 1676, and repeating watches
towards the close of the reign of James II. By means of the mechanism of ..."
3. Year Book (1897)
"Francis Channing barlow died in the city of New York on January 11, 1896. For the
last two or three years of his life his health had been bad, ..."
4. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"Sir G. barlow finally recalled. compensate Sir George barlow for the disappoint-
BOOK I. ment which had been inflicted upon him by his super- CHAP. v. ..."
5. An Index to the Wills and Inventories Now Preserved in the Court of Probate by John Parsons Earwaker, Chester (England). Probate Court (1888)
"Admon with Inv 1684 barlow, Esther, of Worsley in Eccles, spinster 1690 barlow,
George, of Manchester Admon with Inv 1686 barlow, George, of Pilkington, ..."
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