handbarrow
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
handbarrow
Where it comes from
From Middle English handbarow, handbarwe, equivalent to hand + barrow.
noun handbarrows
- A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things; similar to a litter or stretcher. […] they framed a thing like a hand barrow and carryed this selfe-helpelesse person on their bare shoulders twelve miles to his residence:
-
Any wheeled cart or box propelled by hand.
The next conveyance (which, indeed, is the most general) is the costermonger’s hand-barrow. These are very light in their make, with springs terminating at the axle.
Similar: handcart
Translations
Talk about this word "handbarrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handbarrow. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. handbarrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handbarrow "handbarrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handbarrow.Cite this
@misc{handbarrow_2026,
title = {handbarrow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handbarrow},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
