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Barrow
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- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 Former name of Utqiagvik, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, renamed in 2016. countable, uncountable
- 3 An unincorporated community in Greene County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in England:; A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the settlements of Great Barrow and Little Barrow. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in England:; A civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, which replaced the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on 1 April 2023. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Boddington parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8824). countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, previously in Wiswell parish (OS grid ref SD7338). countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland (OS grid ref SK8915). countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish in Much Wenlock ward, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6500). countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Charlton Musgrove parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST7232). countable, uncountable
- 11 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in North Wootton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5541). countable, uncountable
- 12 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Wentworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3798). countable, uncountable
- 13 A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7663). countable, uncountable
- 14 A river in eastern Ireland, which flows from County Laois, via County Kildare, County Kilkenny, County Carlow, County Wexford and County Waterford to Waterford Harbour. countable, uncountable
- 1 A mountain. obsolete
- 2 A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand. British
"The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one."
- 3 A castrated boar.
- 4 A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.
- 5 a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels wordnet
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- 6 A hill. British
- 7 A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
- 8 (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs wordnet
- 9 A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
"Meronym: dolmen"
- 10 the quantity that a barrow will hold wordnet
- 11 A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
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 (“hill, mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise up, ascend; to be elevated, up high”). Doublet of berg and bergh. Cognates Cognate with Scots burrow (“mound, tumulus, barrow”), North Frisian Bārig, beerch, beeri, beerj, berag, berig, berri, bärj (“mountain”), Saterland Frisian Bierich, Bíerig, Bäirch (“mountain”), West Frisian berch (“mountain”), Cimbrian pèrge (“mountain”), Dutch berg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), German Low German Barg (“mountain”), Limburgish berg, Bärrech (“hill, mountain”), Luxembourgish Bierg (“mountain”), Mòcheno pèrg (“mountain”), Yiddish באַרג (barg, “mountain”), Danish bjerg (“mountain”), Elfdalian bjärr (“hill, mountain”), Faroese berg, bjarg (“cliff”), bjørg (“cliffs”), Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish berg (“mountain”); also Northern Luri برگ (berg, “mountain”), Polish brzeg (“bank, shore”), Russian бе́рег (béreg, “bank, shore”).
From Middle English barowe, barwe, barewe, from Old English bearwe (“basket, handbarrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *barwā, *barwijā, from Proto-Germanic *barwǭ, *barwijǭ (“stretcher, bier”) (compare Low German Berwe, Old Norse barar (plural), Middle High German radebere (“wheelbarrow”)), from *beraną (“to bear”). More at bear.
From Middle English barow, bareȝ, bareh, from Old English bearg, bearh (“boar”), from Proto-West Germanic *barug, *barah, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz, *barahaz. Cognate with Old Frisian barch, Old Saxon barug, Old High German barug (German Borg), Old Norse bǫrgr.
From Middle English *berwe, *borwe, *bergh (attested in hamberwe and berwham (“horse-collar”)), from Middle English berwen (“to protect”), from Old English beorgan (“to protect”).
English surname, from placenames derived from Old English bearu (“grove”). The place in Furness is of Celtic origin, from *barros (“promontory, peak”) + Old Norse ey (“island”). The place in Alaska, now known as Utqiagvik, was named after nearby Point Barrow (Nuvuk). In 1826, Point Barrow was named after Sir John Barrow, a British geographer.
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