Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Barlow, Joel 1754-1812. American poet and diplomat in Algiers (1795-1797). Among his noted poetic works are "The Hasty Pudding” (1796) and the epic Columbiad (1807).
Wiktionary
- n. The name of several villages in north-eastern England.
- n. A habitational surname originating from one of these villages.
- n. The name of several towns in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
Etymologies
- From Old English bere ("barley") + hlāw ("hill") or lēah ("wood,clearing"). (Wiktionary)
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“Maude Barlow is National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a 20,000 member organization committed to the preservation and enhancement of Canadian sovereignty.”
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“When the day arrived for Sir William Brandon to set out on the circuit, he called Barlow, and enjoined on that acute and intelligent servant the strictest caution with respect to Lucy.”
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