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barrow

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) barrow (noun)
  2. 2) barrow (noun)
  3. 3) barrow (noun)
  4. Barrow (biographical name)
  5. barrow boy (noun)
  6. barrow pit (noun)
  7. Barrow-in-Furness (geographical name)
  8. Barrow's goldeneye (noun)
  9. disk barrow (noun)
  10. drill barrow (noun)
  11. long barrow (noun)
  12. round barrow (noun)
  13. skate barrow (noun)
  14. Barrow, Point (geographical name)

1bar·row

noun \ˈber-(ˌ)ō, ˈba-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of BARROW

1
: mountain, mound —used only in the names of hills in England
2
: a large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead : tumulus

Origin of BARROW

Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg; akin to Old High German berg mountain, Sanskrit bṛhant high
First Known Use: before 12th century

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