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