Definition of 'barrow'
noun
2. Also called: barrowful
the amount contained in or on a barrow
3. mainly British
4. Northern England dialect
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Word origin of 'barrow'
noun
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Word origin of 'barrow'
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1.
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Word origin of 'barrow'
noun
1.
2.
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noun
1.
a heap of earth or rocks covering a grave, esp. an ancient one; tumulus
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Word origin of 'barrow'
noun
a pig castrated before maturing
see also stag (sense 2)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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Three other sets of remains have joined her in the long barrow since. Times, Sunday Times (2014)This is also when the remaining four phases of the oval barrow were fashioned. BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)I visited a round barrow right in the middle of the heath. Times, Sunday Times (2012)He said: 'What appeals to me about having my remains in this long barrow is the permanence of the structure and the landscape. Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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