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Definition of Barrow-man
1. Noun. A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrow-man
Literary usage of Barrow-man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1895)
"The book-barrow man is a familiar object on London streets. ... Such was the
confession of the book-barrow man whose wit and wisdom it was my privilege ..."
2. The Book-hunter in London: Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and by William Roberts (1895)
"Further than this, the barrow- man has to pay cash down before he removes ...
Occasionally, however, the barrow-man buys at Sotheby's, and frequently so at ..."
3. Occasional Paper by China Inland Mission (1872)
"I engage a barrow-man every day, who wheels me and my books to the place where
I want to ... When the sun is out the barrow-man holds an umbrella over me. ..."
4. The Book-hunter in London: Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and by William Roberts (1895)
"Further than this, the barrow- man has to pay cash down before he removes his
purchase from the sale-room. On the other hand he gives no credit. ..."
5. A Glossary of Terms Used in the Coal Trade of Northumberland and Durham by George Clementson Greenwell (1888)
"... put by the barrow-man from the working places to the crane, and drawn thence
by horses to the shaft. At the shaft the corves were lifted off the ..."
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