Plural of barrow
regular plural
The plural of barrow is barrows.
Forms of barrow
| Singular | barrow /ˈbæɹəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | barrows |
| Countable | countable |
Barrows in a sentence
- In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- It seems most have withdrawn to their fairy barrows.1993, David Fuller Cook and Carl Sargent, For Faerie, Queen and Country, T S R, Incorporated, page 81. From the entry fairy barrow
- After digging up the anthills, they crush the soil, sift it and then cart it to their fields by oxdrawn carts or wheel barrows.2019 December 6, Elliott Siamonga, “Input prices derail cropping season preparations”, in The Chronicle, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry oxdrawn
- Fig. 89 Distribution of barrow cemeteries around Stonehenge and other Neolithic monuments: 1. round barrows, 2. long barrows, C. the Cursus, LC.1979, J[ohn] M[orton] Coles, A[nthony] F[ilmer] Harding, The Bronze Age in Europe: An Introduction to the Prehistory of Europe, c.2000-700…. From the entry cursūs
- Delivery carts piled high with furniture, hay and crates negotiated their way between the fly-pitch barrows selling the early catch from Billingsgate market half a mile away.2012, Jean Fullerton, Hold on to Hope, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry fly-pitch
Meaning of barrow
- noun A mountain.
- noun A hill.
- noun A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
Questions about the plural of barrow
- What is the plural of barrow?
- The plural of barrow is barrows.
- Is barrow countable?
- Barrow is a countable noun.
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