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Where does “barrow man” come from?

barrow man (English) comes from English wheel-barrow man — A convict sentenced to hard labor in the 1800s,...

barrow man (English): Alternative form of wheel-barrow man

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wheel-barrow man

Ancestry of “barrow man”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwheel-barrow manA convict sentenced to hard labor in the 1800s,...
Every word from English wheel-barrow man →