BARROW


Meaning of BARROW in English

I. ˈba(ˌ)rō, -_rə also 1 be- often -_rəw+V; dial or sporadic & old-fash ˈbä- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English berwe, bergh, from Old English beorg; akin to Old High German berg mountain, Old Norse berg rock, Gothic bairgahei hill country, Sanskrit bṛhant high

1. : mountain , hill , mound — now used only in the names of hills in England

Cadon Barrow

2. : a large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead and often enclosing a sepulchral cell or an apartment built of large rocks : tumulus — see long barrow , round barrow

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English barow, from Old English bearg; akin to Old High German barug barrow, Old Norse börgr, Russian borov barrow, Old English borian to bore — more at bore

: a male hog castrated before it reaches sexual maturity

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English barew, barowe, from Old English bearwe basket, handbarrow; akin to Old Frisian bare handbarrow, Low German berwe, Old Norse barar bier, Old English beran to carry — more at bear

1.

a. : handbarrow

b. : wheelbarrow

2. : a cart with a shallow box body, two wheels, and shafts for pushing it : pushcart

street vendors pushing their barrows

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