bargepole
noun[C]
(alsobarge pole)uk/ˈbɑːdʒ.pəʊl/us/ˈbɑːrdʒ.poʊl/alongpoleused topushabarge(= aflatboat)along throughwaterorpushawayobjectsthat are initsway:
a ten-foot bargepole
See also
sb wouldn'ttouchsomething/someonewith a bargepole/barge polemainlyUKinformal
- Heboughtan 8footashbargepolefor hisnarrowboat.
Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- baton
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- broomstick
- cane
- lightning conductor
- litter grabber
- litter pick
- litter picker
- maypole
- pointer
- shaft
- stake
- telephone pole
- tent pole
- totem pole
- trash grabber
- trash picker