[syn: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barrow \Bar"row\ (b[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [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.
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2. (Salt Works) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barrow \Bar"row\ (b[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [OE. barow, bargh, AS.
bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. b["o]rgr, OHG. barh, barug, G.
barch. [root]95.]
A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. --Holland.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barrow \Bar"row\, n. [OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill,
sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei
hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b[.r]hant 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.
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2. (Mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
barrow
n 1: the quantity that a barrow will hold [syn: barrow,
barrowful]
2: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
[syn: burial mound, grave mound, barrow, tumulus]
3: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more
wheels [syn: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart,
wheelbarrow]