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barrow

[bar-oh] / ˈbær oʊ /


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The barrow was among 11 Anglo-Saxon burial mounds dating to the 6th to 7th Centuries.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The barrow became two shops in Bethnal Green - with enough money left over to buy Len's parents a greengrocer business in Kent.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

One recent night under a freezing drizzle, a man named Zarlialai, 40, leaned against his rusty barrow.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

Dr. Obermaier’s survey of the local terrain pointed to the presence of a long barrow, an elongated stone monument to the dead.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

“In a barrow, most likely, I should think.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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