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barrow1 definition

bar·row (bar′ō, ber′-)

noun

  1. handbarrow
  2. wheelbarrow
  3. Chiefly Brit. a small cart with two wheels, pushed by hand; pushcart

Etymology: ME barwe < OE bearwe, basket, barrow < beran, bear

barrow2 definition

bar·row (bar′ō, ber′-)

noun

  1. a heap of earth or rocks covering a grave, esp. an ancient one; tumulus
  2. a mountain; hill: now used only in English place names

Etymology: ME berwe < OE beorg, hill < IE base *bhereĝh-, high, elevated > Ger berg, burg, L fortis

barrow3 definition

bar·row (bar′ō, ber′-)

noun

a pig castrated before maturing

Etymology: ME barow < OE beorg < IE base *bher-: see barrator

Barrow definition

Bar·row (bar′ō, ber′-)

northernmost point of Alas.: cape on the Arctic Ocean

Etymology: after Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), Eng geographer: he promoted Arctic exploration

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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