handbarrow

[ hand-bar-oh ]

noun

1. a frame with handles at each end by which it is carried.
2. a handcart.

handbarrow

/ ˈhændˌbærəʊ /

noun

1. a flat tray for transporting loads, usually carried by two men

Word History and Origins

Origin of handbarrow¹

First recorded in 1400–50, handbarrow is from the late Middle English word handberwe. See hand, barrow ¹

Example Sentences

He went out, took his handbarrow and wheeled it rapidly away.

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Potter and Injun Joe were carrying a handbarrow with a rope and a couple of shovels on it.

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The trophy is then replaced on the handbarrow with the gardener, who has to hold it upright, and prevent any accident.

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Daggett was brought over to the house, on a handbarrow, for the second time, and made as comfortable as circumstances would allow.

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The communication trench we found to be one of the widest we had ever seen; a handbarrow could have been wheeled along the floor.

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