handbarrow

Meanings

• noun

  A small wheeled cart with no seat, used for carrying heavy loads by being pushed with the hands.

  - "He used a handbarrow to transport the heavy sacks of fertilizer to the garden."
  - "The construction workers pushed handbarrows full of bricks to the building site."

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Variants

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handbarrow , handbarrows

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Etymology

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From Middle English: hand (meaning 'by hand') + barrow (meaning 'a cart').

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Trivia

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1. The Guinness World Record for the largest handbarrow was built in 1997 and measured 6.4 meters (21 feet) long.

2. Handbarrows have been used since ancient times, with evidence dating back to the Roman Empire.

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Related Concepts

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1. wheelbarrow: A larger version of a handbarrow, with a seat or platform for the user to sit on while pushing.

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Culture

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In literature, the handbarrow is often used as a symbol of hard labor and manual labor. In art, it has been depicted in various paintings and sculptures, often in the context of rural or working-class life.

How to Memorize "handbarrow"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person pushing a small cart with no seat, using both hands to move it. Visualize the heavy load being transported in the cart.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'handbarrow' with the image of manual labor and heavy lifting.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a memory aid by remembering the phrase 'hand' and 'barrow' as 'handy' and 'cart'.

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