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/ˈbarō/,
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barrows, plural;
  1. A male pig castrated before maturity

  1. (barrow) burial mound: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
  2. (barrow) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
  3. (barrowful) barrow: the quantity that a barrow will hold
  4. A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn. ...
  5. (Barrow (crater)) Barrow is an old lunar crater that is located near the northern limb of the Moon. It lies between the crater Goldschmidt to the northwest and the irregular formation Meton to the northeast. To the southwest is W. Bond.
  6. (Barrow (hundred)) Hundredsbarrow Hundred (formerly often Barrow Hundred) was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: *Affpuddle *Turners Puddle
  7. (Barrow (Lake District)) Barrow is small fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria which reaches a height of 455 metres (1,494 feet). It is situated in the quiet and picturesque Newlands Valley just 4 kilometres south west of the town of Keswick. ...
  8. (Barrow (sculpture)) Barrow, a public sculpture by an American artist Jill Viney, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture is just north of the Herron School of Art on New York Street. ...
  9. (barrow) Mound of stones or dirt on top of grave.
  10. (Barrow) a mound of earth over a burial, from an old English word for a hill
  11. (Barrow) a castrated male pig
  12. (Barrow) A large mound of earth with a grave inside for burying a person and his belongings. A barrow often looks like a small hill. It is by digging in some of these that many Anglo-Saxon objects have been found.
  13. (Barrow) A male pig who has been castrated. We do not castrated pigs as it is not necessary because we do not have boar taint in our herds through genetics, feed and management. Barrows grow about 10% slower than boars but about 10% faster than gilts and are fattier like gilts.
  14. (Barrow) A male pig who was neutered before he became an adult.
  15. (Barrow) A neutered male is a barrow and the adult male is a boar.
  16. (Barrow) A raised, circular earth monument, usually with a central burial of an important individual.
  17. (Barrow) An earthen constructed circular burial site
  18. (Barrow) Round or long mound of earth over burial chamber or deposit. Many different shapes and often surrounded by a ditch. ...
  19. (barrow) An earthen mound covering a burial; found in prehistoric Europe and Asia.
  20. (barrow) S  tûr, plural  tyrn
  21. (barrow) a large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial. The term is especially used in reference to the mounds of England.