From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbargepolebarge‧pole /ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl $ bɑːrdʒpoʊl/ noun [countable] TTWTZa long pole used to guide a barge → not touch somebody/something with a bargepole at touch1(12)
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bargepole• Comparatively few sophisticated clients will touch licensed dealers with a bargepole.• I warned against it at the time, telling investors not to touch it with a bargepole.• And Bargepole, as you well know, is generally incapable of standing up.• Now that's what I call canvassing! Bargepole I went on a freebie last week and think I am in love again.• What is to become of you and Guttersnipe and particularly Bargepole? 