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barrow Definition


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barrow1
noun
    1. A small one-wheeled cart used to carry tools, earth, etc.
    2. A larger cart, with two or four wheels, from which goods are often sold in the street.
Etymology: 14c as barewe: from Anglo-Saxon bearwe a bier.





barrow2
noun
    1. archaeol.
      A large pile of earth over an ancient grave.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon beorg, originally meaning ‘hill'.



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