barber's pole

A form of barber pole — 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.

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Meanings

nounbarber's pole (plural barbers' poles or barber's poles)

plural barbers' poles · plural barber's poles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of barber pole.
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APA

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