noun
Meaning 1
A clown who performs in the streets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
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Phrase guide
Billy Barlow
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History
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.