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Bar·row
(băr′ō) See Utqiagvik.
bar·row 1
(băr′ō)n.
1. A handbarrow.
2. A wheelbarrow.
bar·row 2
(băr′ō)n.
A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.
[Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg, beorh, hill, burial site; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]
bar·row 3
(băr′ō)n.
A pig that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.
[Middle English barow, from Old English bearg.]
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barrow
(ˈbærəʊ)n
1. (Horticulture) See wheelbarrow, handbarrow
2. Also called: barrowful the amount contained in or on a barrow
3. chiefly Brit a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors
4. dialect Northern English concern or business (esp in the phrases that's not my barrow, that's just my barrow)
5. into one's barrow dialect Irish and Scot suited to one's interests or desires
[Old English bearwe; related to Old Norse barar bier, Old High German bāra]
barrow
(ˈbærəʊ)n
(Archaeology) a heap of earth placed over one or more prehistoric tombs, often surrounded by ditches. Long barrows are elongated Neolithic mounds usually covering stone burial chambers; round barrows are Bronze Age, covering burials or cremations
[Old English beorg; related to Old Norse bjarg, Gothic bairgahei hill, Old High German berg mountain]
barrow
(ˈbærəʊ)n
(Agriculture) a castrated pig
[Old English bearg; related to Old Norse börgr, Old High German barug]
Barrow
(ˈbærəʊ)n
1. (Placename) a river in SE Ireland, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and flowing south to Waterford Harbour. Length: about 193 km (120 miles)
2. (Placename) See Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow Point
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bar•row1
(ˈbær oʊ)n.
1. wheelbarrow.
2. Brit. pushcart.
bar•row2
(ˈbær oʊ)n.
1. tumulus.
2. a hill (used in English place names).
[before 900; Middle English berw, beruh, berg(h), Old English beorg hill, mound, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German berg mountain, Old Norse bjarg, berg cliff; akin to borough]
bar•row3
(ˈbær oʊ)n.
a castrated male swine.
[before 1000; Middle English barowe, baru, Old English bearg, c. Old High German barug, Old Norse bǫrgr]
Bar•row
(ˈbær oʊ)n.
1. Also called Bar′row-in-Fur′ness (ˈfɜr nɪs) a seaport in Cumbria, in NW England. 73,900.
2. Point, the N tip of Alaska: the northernmost point of the U.S.
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barrow
A large mound of earth heaped up over a prehistoric tomb.
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| Noun | 1. |  barrow - the quantity that a barrow will holdcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold |
| 2. |  barrow - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombshill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | |
| 3. |  barrow - a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels |
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barrow
noun cart, trolley, wheelbarrow, handcart, pushcart He tried to push four crates up a steep hill on a barrow.
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Translations
رابيَه، رُكامٌ فَوْقَ قَبْرعَرَبَة عَجَلاتعَرَبَة يَد
mohylamohylový hrobtrakařdvoukolákkára
gravhøjtrækvogntrillebør
sírhalom
handkerrahjólbörur
karutispilkapisvežimėlis
divričikapkalnsķerra
bargduwkargrafheuvelgrafterpkar
mohylamohylový hrob
samokolnica
el arabasıhöyükseyyar satıcı arabasıtümülüs
barrow
1 [ˈbærəʊ]A. N (= wheelbarrow) → carretilla f; (= market stall) → carreta f
barrow
2 [ˈbærəʊ] N (Archeol) → túmulo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
barrow
[ˈbærəʊ] n (= cart) → charrette f à brasbarrow-boy [ˈbærəʊbɔɪ] (British) n → marchand m des quatre saisonsbar-stool barstool [ˈbɑːrstuːl] n → tabouret m de barCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
barrow
1n → Karre (→ n m) f; (= wheel barrow) → Schubkarre (→ n m) f; (Rail: = luggage barrow) → Gepäckkarre (→ n m) f; (esp Brit: costermonger’s) → (handgezogener) Obst-/Gemüse-/Fischkarren etc m
barrow
2n (Archeol) → Hügelgrab nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
barrow
1 [ˈbærəʊ] n (wheelbarrow) → carriola; (market stall) → carretto, carrettinobarrow
2 [ˈbærəʊ] n (Archeol) → tumuloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
barrow
(ˈbӕrəu) noun1. a wheelbarrow.
2. a small (usually two-wheeled) cart.
3. a mound of earth piled up over the graves of important people in prehistoric times.
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