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Originally Posted by garinda
Another odd word got me wondering about it's origin yesterday.
Pow'd.
As in 'I went to that new barbers, and he pow'd me', meaning it was cut very short.
Prisoner of War, up on the moors?
Anyone else heard the term?
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Just wondering, could it have something to do with the barbers Pole that used to be outside their shops. I can remember Jim Kershaw's shop, at the top of Monarch Street, Opposite the Civic Theatre, had one of these red and white striped poles outside, but you don't seem to see them anymore