Barrowload

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amount that fills a barrow.

    "Thousands of men wheeled millions of barrowloads of earth and rocks for hundreds of weeks—dumping, loading till solid ground was made on which the C.P.R. could found their dream."

Example

More examples

"Thousands of men wheeled millions of barrowloads of earth and rocks for hundreds of weeks—dumping, loading till solid ground was made on which the C.P.R. could found their dream."

Etymology

From barrow + load.

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