barrow
Plural: barrows
Noun
- A two-wheeled handcart.
- the quantity that a barrow will hold
- (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
- a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
- A mountain.
- A hill.
- A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
- A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
- A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
- A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
- A castrated boar.
- A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.
Examples
- He pushed all his points forward with the humble play of BARROW.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English berwe, bergh, from Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-. Doublet of berg and bergh.
Cognate with Scots burrow (“mound, tumulus, barrow”), Saterland Frisian Bäirch, Bierich (“mountain”), West Frisian berch (“mountain”), Dutch berg (“mountain”), German Low German Barg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), Danish bjerg (“mountain”), Swedish berg (“mountain”), Norwegian berg (“rock, mountain, hillock, rock bottom”), Icelandic berg (“mountain”), bjarg (“rock”), Northern Luri برگ (berg, “mountain, hill”), Polish brzeg (“bank, shore”), Russian бе́рег (béreg, “bank, shore, land”).
Synonyms
barrowful, burial mound, garden cart, grave mound, lawn cart, tumulus, wheelbarrow, See burial mound § Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
barrow: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbarrow: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barrow: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary