Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A one- or two-wheeled vehicle with handles at the rear, used to convey small loads.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A barrow with one wheel or more, on which it runs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A light vehicle for conveying small loads. It has two handles and one wheel, and is rolled by a single person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small, one-wheeled (rarely two-wheeled)
cart withhandles at one end fortransporting smallloads .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb transport in a wheelbarrow
- noun a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
Etymologies
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Examples
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Of course, just getting a tarp, raking the leaves onto it, and lifting it into your current wheelbarrow is probably cheaper.
home improvements 2005
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Of course, just getting a tarp, raking the leaves onto it, and lifting it into your current wheelbarrow is probably cheaper.
home improvements 2005
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Beneath the trees a solitary old negro was spreading manure over the grass, hauling it in a wheelbarrow from a pile somewhere in the barnyard.
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"A light wheelbarrow is the best means of transport."
Gardening by Myself 1872
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Stacked in a wheelbarrow were the cookies and cakes and pastries that you and Amelia and Charlotte had been baking for the past few days.
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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Beyond the wheelbarrow was a set of stone steps leading down to a cellar, or perhaps to a kitchen.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006
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Beyond the wheelbarrow was a set of stone steps leading down to a cellar, or perhaps to a kitchen.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006
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I had Muhammad Ali walking with a wheelbarrow and what he has in the wheelbarrow is his stomach.
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When the compressed bricks are ejected at the de-moulding station, a worker immediately removes the bricks and places them on a wheelbarrow, which is then taken to the drying area.
Chapter 17 1988
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The wheelbarrow is a versatile and low-cost device for moving clay.
Chapter 6 1984
oroboros commented on the word wheelbarrow
David Cochrane's comment on MyFavoriteWord.com, has added a new wrinkle to my rather quotidian knowledge of and interest in the word:
"My favorite word is wheelbarrow.
When I was in the sixth grade, one of the more common practices of the Headmaster (albeit a one-room, one-teacher school, incorporating grades one to eight, or 42 children) was to have a child stand and read to the rest of the students from a selected book.
I was not an avid reader at that time, being more inclined to rough sports, etc. However, on this occasion it was my turn to read aloud to the other students.
I had problems in pronouncing a particular word and was told "Just say wheelbarrow if you don't know it, Cochrane." That embarrassing event rankled within me and spurred me on. I determined to become proficient in my use and comprehension of the English Language. I now hold the degree Bachelor in Communication, comprising a double major in Journalism with a minor in Public Relations."
Wheelbarrow was, and is, a magic word to me.
September 29, 2007
seanahan commented on the word wheelbarrow
I want an example of him replacing some word wheelbarrow and it coming out hilariously.
Hidden on the roof, the criminal held her ankles up and thought about doing it defenestration style.
Which is about a murderer, but when he says it with wheelbarrow, it becomes something else entirely.
Hidden on the roof, the criminal held her ankles up and though about doing it wheelbarrow style.
September 30, 2007
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow, from wheelbarrel, a portmanteau of <i>wheel</i> and <i>barrel</i>.
February 28, 2020