Barrow

  • 31barrow — [OE] Barrow for carrying things and barrow the burial mound are two distinct words in English. The barrow of wheelbarrow is related to bear ‘carry’. The Old English word, bearwe, came from the same Germanic base, *ber or *bar , as produced bear,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32barrow — [OE] Barrow for carrying things and barrow the burial mound are two distinct words in English. The barrow of wheelbarrow is related to bear ‘carry’. The Old English word, bearwe, came from the same Germanic base, *ber or *bar , as produced bear,… …

    Word origins

  • 33Barrow — I Barrow   [ bærəʊ, englisch] der, s/ s, vorgeschichtlicher Grabhügel auf den Britischen Inseln. Die Long Barrows der Jungsteinzeit ovale bis trapezförmige Hügel aus Erde oder Stein (»cairn«) enthalten Grabkammern aus Holz oder (meist) Stein, in… …

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  • 34barrow — [[t]bæ̱roʊ[/t]] barrows 1) N COUNT A barrow is the same as a wheelbarrow. 2) N COUNT A barrow is a cart from which fruit or other goods are sold in the street. [BRIT] (in AM, use pushcart) 3) N COUNT A barrow is a large structure made of earth… …

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  • 35barrow — I. /ˈbæroʊ / (say baroh) noun 1. a pushcart or horse drawn cart used by street vendors, especially those selling fruit and vegetables. 2. → wheelbarrow (defs 1 and 2). 3. → handbarrow (def. 1). –verb (t) 4. to carry or transport in a barrow.… …

  • 36Barrow — /bar oh/, n. 1. Also called Barrow in Furness /bar oh in ferr nis/. a seaport in Cumbria, in NW England. 73,900. 2. Point, the N tip of Alaska: the northernmost point of the U.S. 3. a town in N Alaska, S of Barrow Point: site of a government… …

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  • 37barrow — n. to push a barrow * * * [ bærəʊ] to push a barrow …

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  • 38Barrow — Original name in latin Barrow Name in other language BRW, Barrou, Barrow, Borrou, Mis Barrou, Utqiagvik, Utqiavik, ba luo, baelo, baro, barw, alaska, Барроу, Мис Барроу State code US Continent/City America/Anchorage longitude 71.29058 latitude… …

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  • 39barrow — UK [ˈbærəʊ] / US [ˈberoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms barrow : singular barrow plural barrows 1) British a vehicle like a box with wheels, from which people in the past sold fruit and vegetables in the street 2) a wheelbarrow 3) a large pile of… …

    English dictionary

  • 40barrow — 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 …

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