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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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