Barrow vs Quarry - What's the difference?
barrow | quarry |
(obsolete) A mountain.
A hill.
A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
(mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
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, title= (saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
A site for mining stone, limestone or slate.
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To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
(figuratively) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
An animal which is hunted, notably mammal or bird.
A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds.
An object of search or pursuit.
* ''A US State Department website advertised a reward of up to $1m (£500,000) for the capture of its quarry , who was described as 5ft 11in (180cm) tall, with a pale complexion, "a moustache and a long, heavy beard that is starting to grey". -
A diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone
As nouns the difference between barrow and quarry
is that barrow is a mountain while quarry is a site for mining stone, limestone or slate.As a proper noun Barrow
is {{surname}.As a verb quarry is
to obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.barrow
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) berwe, bergh, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (mound of earth over a grave)Etymology 2
From (etyl) . More at bear.Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
Derived terms
* handbarrow * luggage-barrow * sack barrow * wheelbarrowEtymology 3
From (etyl) bearg.quarry
English
(wikipedia quarry)Etymology 1
From quarreria (1266), literally a "place where stones are squared", from (etyl) quadrare "to square", itself from quadra 'a square'Noun
(quarries)- ''Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara
- There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm
Verb
- ''Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.
- ''They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.
Synonyms
* (obtain stone by extraction) mine * (extract by search) dig (up)Derived terms
* quarrying (noun)Etymology 2
From quirre "entrails of deer placed on the hide and given to dogs of the chase as a reward," from (etyl) quirreie, from (etyl) cuiriee, altered (influenced by (etyl) cuir "skin," from (etyl) corium "hide"), from "viscera, entrails," from corata "entrails," from (etyl) cor "heart."Noun
(quarries)BBC News website, 27 April 2007