handbarrow
- noun
- /ˈhændˌbɛroʊ/
- Archaic
:
carretilla
- The workers lifted the heavy stone onto the handbarrow and carried it across the yard.
Examples
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They needed two people to operate the handbarrow because of its size and weight.
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Look! They are bringing a handbarrow full of flowers!
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In the past, coal was often moved using a simple handbarrow.
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They used a handbarrow to carry the heavy stones.
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The workers lifted the heavy stone onto the handbarrow and carried it across the yard.
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In the past, coal was often moved using a simple handbarrow.
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They used a handbarrow to carry the heavy stones to the construction site.
Synonyms
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9.9
A long pole used to carry heavy loads across the shoulders
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Etymology
Handbarrow comes from hand + barrow, where barrow is an old word for a simple frame used to carry things, as in wheelbarrow. So a handbarrow is literally a barrow you carry by 'hand', usually with two people holding its handles to move heavy loads.