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plural barrows
(obsolete) A mountain.
(chiefly Britain) A hill. examples
A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. examples
(mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse. examples
(Britain) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand. quotations examples
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.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
In contrast, the Westminster Gazette in 1912 was much more positive about railway staff, praising the "...army of porters hustling and bustling hither and thither with barrows groaning under the weight of bags and baggage and... the ever-patient and long-suffering guards, courteously giving information and advice to the querulous passengers... to the porter the Christmas season means a continuous round of heavy labour, extremely tiring to both nerves and temper, and this fact the public too often seem either to forget or ignore."
2022 December 14, David Turner, “The Edwardian Christmas getaway...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 35
(saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain. examples
(obsolete except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.
A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants. examples