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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
BAR'ROW, n.
BAR'ROW, n.
BAR'ROW, n. In the names of places, barrow is used to signify a wood or grove.
BAR'ROW, n. A hillock or mound of earth, intended as a repository of the dead. Such barrows are found in England, in the North of the European continent,and in America. They sometimes were formed of stones, and in England called cairns. The barrow answers to the tumulus of the Latins. [See Tomb.]
A support having handles, and
with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported
by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.
A wicker case, in which salt
is put to drain.
A hog, esp. a male hog castrated.
Holland. A large mound of earth or stones over the remains
of the dead; a tumulus.
A heap of rubbish, attle,
etc.
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