Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BAR'ROW, n.¹ [Sax. berewe; W. berva; Ger. bahre; D. berri; from the root of bear, to carry. See Bear.]

1. A light small carriage. A hand-barrow is a frame covered in the middle with boards, and borne by and between two men. A wheel-barrow, is a frame with a box, supported by one wheel, and rolled by a single man.
2. A wicker case, in salt works, where the salt is put to drain. – Encyc.