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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bar•row1 /ˈbæroʊ/USA pronunciation n. - British Terms handbarrow.
- wheelbarrow.
- British TermsBrit. pushcart.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bar•row1 (bar′ō),USA pronunciation n. - British Termsa flat, rectangular frame used for carrying a load, esp. such a frame with projecting shafts at each end for handles;
handbarrow. - a wheelbarrow.
- British Termsa pushcart used by street vendors, esp. by costermongers.
- bef. 1000; Middle English bar(e)we, Old English bearwe; akin to Middle High German bere, bier, bear1
- Archaeologytumulus (def. 1).
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a hill (sometimes used in combination):Trentishoe Barrow in North Devon; Whitbarrow in North Lancashire.
- bef. 900; Middle English berw, beruh, bargh, berg(h), Old English beorg hill, mound; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German berg mountain, Old Norse bjarg, berg cliff, Armenian berdz height, Welsh bera heap; akin to Avestan bərəz-, bərəzant-, Sanskrit bṛhánt- high. See borough
- Animal Husbandrya castrated male swine.
- bef. 1000; Middle English barowe, baru, Old English bearg; cognate with Old High German barug, Old Norse bǫrgr. Cf. bore1, whose meaning is close to the semantics of cutting or splitting (referring to castration)
Also called Bar•row-in-Fur•ness (bar′ō in fûr′nis).USA pronunciation a seaport in Cumbria, in NW England. 73,900.- Place Names Point, the N tip of Alaska: the northernmost point of the U.S.
- Place Namesa town in N Alaska, S of Barrow Point: site of a government science-research center. 2207.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: barrow /ˈbærəʊ/ n - See wheelbarrow, handbarrow
- Also called: barrowful the amount contained in or on a barrow
- chiefly Brit a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors
Etymology: Old English bearwe; related to Old Norse barar bier, Old High German bāra barrow /ˈbærəʊ/ n - a heap of earth placed over one or more prehistoric tombs, often surrounded by ditches. Long barrows are elongated Neolithic mounds usually covering stone burial chambers; round barrows are Bronze Age, covering burials or cremations
Etymology: Old English beorg; related to Old Norse bjarg, Gothic bairgahei hill, Old High German berg mountain Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Barrow /ˈbærəʊ/ n - a river in SE Ireland, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and flowing south to Waterford Harbour. Length: about 193 km (120 miles)
- See Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow Point
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