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barrow-boy

[ bar-oh-boi ]

noun

, British.
  1. a man or boy who sells wares from a barrow; costermonger.


barrow boy

noun

  1. a man who sells his wares from a barrow; street vendor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of barrow-boy1

First recorded in 1935–40

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