barrow

6 definitions found

barrow - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Barrow \Bar"row\ (b[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to
     bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Bier.]
     1. A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on
        which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand.
        See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.
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     2. (Salt Works) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.
        [1913 Webster]

  Barrow \Bar"row\ (b[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [OE. barow, bargh, AS.
     bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. b["o]rgr, OHG. barh, barug, G.
     barch. [root]95.]
     A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. --Holland.
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  Barrow \Bar"row\, n. [OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill,
     sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei
     hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b[.r]hant high, OIr.
     brigh mountain. Cf. Berg, Berry a mound, and Borough an
     incorporated town.]
     1. A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the
        dead; a tumulus.
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     2. (Mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.
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barrow - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  barrow
      n 1: the quantity that a barrow will hold [syn: barrow,
           barrowful]
      2: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
         [syn: burial mound, grave mound, barrow, tumulus]
      3: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more
         wheels [syn: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart,
         wheelbarrow]

barrow - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Barrow, AK (city, FIPS 5200)
    Location: 71.26826 N, 156.80627 W
    Population (1990): 3469 (1184 housing units)
    Area: 48.7 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 99723

barrow - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  119 Moby Thesaurus words for "barrow":
     anthill, arch, beehive tomb, boar, bone house, boundary stone,
     box grave, brae, brass, burial, burial chamber, burial mound, bust,
     butte, cairn, catacombs, cenotaph, charnel house, cist, cist grave,
     column, cromlech, cross, crypt, cup, cyclolith, deep six, dokhma,
     dolmen, down, drumlin, dune, fell, foothills, footstone, gilt,
     grave, gravestone, headstone, hill, hillock, hoarstone, hog,
     house of death, hummock, inscription, knob, knoll, last home,
     long home, low green tent, low house, marker, mastaba, mausoleum,
     megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column,
     memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, molehill, monolith,
     monstrance, monticle, monticule, monument, moor, mound,
     mummy chamber, narrow house, necrology, obelisk, obituary,
     ossuarium, ossuary, passage grave, pig, piggy, piglet, pigling,
     pillar, pit, plaque, porker, prize, pyramid, razorback, reliquary,
     remembrance, resting place, ribbon, rostral column, sand dune,
     sepulcher, shaft, shaft grave, shoat, shrine, sow, stela, stone,
     stupa, suckling pig, swell, swine, tablet, testimonial, tomb,
     tombstone, tope, tower of silence, trophy, tumulus, tusker, vault,
     wild boar