Definition of barrows Barrows

/bæˈɹowz/ - [batrowz] -

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  • barrows (Noun)
    Plural of barrow.

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Noun

Plural: barrows

barrow - a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
  garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow
barrow - the quantity that a barrow will hold
  barrowful
barrow - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
  burial mound, grave mound, tumulus
  hill, mound a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • barrow (n.)
    A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.
  • barrow (n.)
    A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.
  • barrow (n.)
    A hog, esp. a male hog castrated.
  • barrow (n.)
    A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.
  • barrow (n.)
    A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • barrow
    bar′rō, n. a small hand or one-wheel carriage used to bear or convey a load.—n. Bar′row-tram, the shaft of a barrow. [M. E. barewe, from an assumed A.S. form bearweberan, to bear.]
  • barrow
    bar′rō, n. originally a mountain, hillock: a mound raised over graves in former times. [A.S. beorg; cog. with Ger. berg.]
  • barrow
    bar′rō, n. a long sleeveless flannel garment for infants. [A.S. beorgan, to protect.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • barrow
    A hillock, a tumulus.

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