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barrowman

noun

Etymology

From barrow + -man. Prior to the introduction of underground tramways, coal was carried on barrows.

  1. inherited from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to rise up, ascend; to be elevated, up high”
  2. inherited from *bʰérǵʰos✻ — “hill”
  3. inherited from *bergaz✻ — “hill, mountain”
  4. inherited from *berg✻
  5. inherited from beorg — “mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”
  6. inherited from berwe
  7. suffixed as barrowman — “barrow + man”

Definitions

  1. A putter

    A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.

  2. A street vendor selling fruit and vegetables from a barrow.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA