barber's sign

noun

A standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.

Meanings

nounbarber's sign (plural barbers' signs)

plural barbers' signs

  1. archaicidiomaticA standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.
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