handbarrow
Americannoun
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a frame with handles at each end by which it is carried.
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a handcart.
noun
Etymology
Origin of handbarrow
First recorded in 1400–50, handbarrow is from the late Middle English word handberwe. See hand, barrow 1
Example Sentences
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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
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
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)
A handbarrow is now brought, on which is placed the gardener, with a spade, a cord, and a large basket.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 by Chambers, William
He went out, took his handbarrow and wheeled it rapidly away.
From The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 by Sue, Eug?ne
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