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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

It revealed a Bronze Age barrow - an ancient burial mound - with the cremated bones of several people contained inside five closely-packed urns.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

They were attempting to determine whether the barrow — originally 41 feet high and 230 feet in diameter — harbored a ship, as scholars had long suspected.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2024

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

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023

He loaded up the barrow; they’d sold the horse cart for seeds last year.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson


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