BARROW

barrow, garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow

(noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels

barrow, barrowful

(noun) the quantity that a barrow will hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

(obsolete) A mountain.

(chiefly British) A hill.

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

Synonym: tumulus

(mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.

Etymology 2

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

(British) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.

Synonyms: handcart, pushcart, trolley

(saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.

Etymology 3

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

(obsolete except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.

Etymology 4

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.

Proper noun

Barrow

A surname.

A city, the borough seat of North Slope Borough borough, Alaska, officially known as Utqiaġvik.

An unincorporated community in Greene County, Illinois.

One of a few villages in England.

A town in Cumbria, England (properly Barrow-in-Furness).

A river in eastern Ireland.

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"row, n. Etym: [OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Bier.]

1. A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.

2. (Salt Works)

Definition: A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.

Bar"row, n. Etym: [OE. barow, bargh, AS. bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. börgr, OHG. barh, barug, G. barch.

Definition: A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. Holland.

Bar"row, n. Etym: [OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b high, OIr. brigh mountain. Cf. Berg, Berry a mound, and Borough an incorporated town.]

1. A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.

2. (Mining)

Definition: A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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