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bar|row
bar|row1 «BAR oh», noun, verb.
–n.
1. = wheelbarrow. (Cf. ↑wheelbarrow)
2. British. a two-wheeled handcart: »

We bought fresh oranges and clusters of rich purple grapes from the barrows on Piccadilly (Atlantic).

3. a frame with two short handles at each end, such as a stretcher has, used for carrying a load.
4. the contents of any of these.
–v.t.defu>to carry in a barrow.
╂[Middle English barewe, unrecorded Old English bearwe]
bar|row2 «BAR oh», noun.
a mound of earth or stones over an ancient grave; tumulus.
╂[Middle English barewe, Old English beorg]
bar|row3 «BAR oh», noun.
a castrated male pig.
╂[Middle English barewe, Old English bearg]

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