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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BAR'ROW, n.
1. A light small carriage. A hand-barrow is a frame covered in the middle with boards, and borne by and between two men.
A wheel-barrow, is a frame with a box, supported by one wheel, and rolled by a single man.
2. A wicker case, in salt works, where the salt is put to drain.
BAR'ROW, n.
1. In England, a hog; and according to Ash, obsolete. Barrow-grease is hog's lard.
2. In America, a male hog castrated; a word in common use.
BAR'ROW, n. In the names of places, barrow is used to signify a wood or grove.
BAR'ROW, n. A hillock or mound of earth, intended as a repository of the dead. Such barrows are found in England, in the North of the European continent,and in America. They sometimes were formed of stones, and in England called cairns. The barrow answers to the tumulus of the Latins. [See Tomb.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

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Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg; akin to Old High German berg mountain, Sanskrit b?hant high Date: before 12th century 1. mountain, mound — used only in the names of hills in England 2. a large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead ; tumulus II. noun Etymology: Middle English barow, from Old English bearg; akin to Old High German barug barrow Date: before 12th century a male hog castrated before sexual maturity III. noun Etymology: Middle English barew, from Old English bearwe; akin to Old English beran to carry — more at bear Date: before 12th century 1. a. handbarrow b. wheelbarrow 2. a cart with a shallow box body, two wheels, and shafts for pushing it

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 Brit. a two-wheeled handcart used esp. by street vendors. 2 = WHEELBARROW. 3 a metal frame with two wheels used for transporting luggage etc. Phrases and idioms: barrow boy Brit. a boy who sells wares from a barrow. Etymology: OE bearwe f. Gmc 2. n. Archaeol. an ancient grave-mound or tumulus. Etymology: OE beorg f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Barrow Bar"row, 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. 2. (Salt Works) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Barrow Bar"row, n. [OE. barow, bargh, AS. bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. b["o]rgr, OHG. barh, barug, G. barch. ?95.] A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. --Holland.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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?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. 2. (Mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(barrows) 1. A barrow is the same as a wheelbarrow. N-COUNT 2. A barrow is a cart from which fruit or other goods are sold in the street. (BRIT; in AM, use pushcart) N-COUNT 3. A barrow is a large structure made of earth that people used to build over graves in ancient times. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Wheelbarrow, handbarrow. 2. Mound, hillock. 3. Hog (especially a castrated hog).

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