bargepole
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bargepole/ˈbɑːʤpəʊl/
▶noun a long pole used to propel a barge and fend off obstacles.
– phrases
would not touch someone/thing with a bargepole informal would refuse to have anything to do with someone or something.
would not touch someone/thing with a bargepole informal would refuse to have anything to do with someone or something.
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