English Explanatory Dictionary

Billy Barlow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clown who performs in the streets.

Word forms

Billy Barlow Billy Barlows

Etymology

Named after a real Billy Barlow, who (according to Hotten; see reference) was a well-known street character around the East End of London, and died in Whitechapel Workhouse.

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