handbarrow

American  

[hand-bar-oh] / ˈhændˌbær oʊ /

noun

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

2. a handcart.

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handbarrow British  

/ ˈhændˌbærəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of handbarrow

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

Example Sentences

Porters, hucksters, errand boys went through with basket and handbarrow, passing across aisles and nave before the very screen that shut in choir and altar.

From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom

Our men had nothing better to carry them on than a handbarrow with canvass laid across it.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

We found no plough, horse, or cart—only a spade, fork, wheelbarrow, and handbarrow.

From The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished by Carey, H. C. (Henry Charles)

Just ten minutes later the door opened, and in came a handbarrow, upon which stood the body of the coach.

From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah