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'
Old English bearwe; related to Old Norse barar bier, Old High German bāranoun
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Word origin of 'barrow'
Old English beorg; related to Old Norse bjarg, Gothic bairgahei hill, Old High German berg mountainnoun
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Word origin of 'barrow'
after Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), Eng geographer: he promoted Arctic exploration noun
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noun
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a heap of earth or rocks covering a grave, esp. an ancient one; tumulus
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Word origin of 'barrow'
ME berwe < OE beorg, hill < IE base *bhereĝh-, high, elevated > Ger berg, burg, L fortis 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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Example sentences containing 'barrow'
Times, Sunday Times (2014) BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
He was the barrow boy who changed the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)You don't build that reputation if you are barrow boys.
Times, Sunday Times (2007) Times, Sunday Times (2012)I should have been a barrow boy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)Her mother was a dressmaker, her father a barrow boy selling fruit and veg before becoming a bus conductor.
The Sun (2015) Times, Sunday Times (2008) Times, Sunday Times (2014)THE barrow boy is back.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)The barrow boy trader of the'90s is long gone as the pair give low-key running commentary on political speeches or economic data.
The Sun (2011)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)Yet Sherwood is unlikely to get the chance to put it into practise as he is viewed by many as a hot-headed barrow boy.
The Sun (2014)Trends of 'barrow'
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