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单词 barrow-boy
释义

barrow-boy

[ bar-oh-boi ]
/ ˈbær oʊˌbɔɪ /

noun British.

a man or boy who sells wares from a barrow; costermonger.

Origin of barrow-boy

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby barrow-boy

barro, Barron, barroom, Barros, barrow, barrow-boy, Barrow-in-Furness, barrow pit, Barrow Point, Barrow's goldeneye, Barry
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Example sentences from the Web for barrow-boy

  • The barrow-boy now came up, and announced that from the look-out tree he had seen the other cowherd coming up at a gallop.

    The Yellow Rose|Mr Jkai
  • Just wait till I'm herdsman, and then I'll have a barrow-boy of my own to knock about!

    The Yellow Rose|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for barrow-boy

barrow boy

noun

British a man who sells his wares from a barrow; street vendor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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