barowe

Middle English

/ˈbarɔu̯(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • A large tray or box with handles; a handbarrow.
  • A wheelbarrow; a cart with a single wheel that can easily be levered.
  • (rare) The amount that can be contained in a handbarrow.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bearwe (basket, barrow, handbarrow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*barwijǭ

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