handbarrow means A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things; similar to a litter or stretcher.
Etymology
From Middle English handbarow, handbarwe, equivalent to hand + barrow.
noun
- A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things; similar to a litter or stretcher.“[…] they framed a thing like a hand barrow and carryed this selfe-helpelesse person on their bare shoulders twelve miles to his residence:”
- Any wheeled cart or box propelled by hand.“The next conveyance (which, indeed, is the most general) is the costermonger’s hand-barrow. These are very light in their make, with springs terminating at the axle.”