the stem of CROWD v.1 (see sense 3) in combination, as in Crowd-barrow (now dial.), a wheel-barrow. † Crowd-wain [= Du. kruiwagen, in Kilian krodewaghen], a wheel-barrow, a hand cart.
c. 1330. Amis & Amil., 1858. Thai went … And bought hem a gode croude wain. His lord he gan therin to lain; He no might him bere na mare.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 105. Crowde, barowyr [? error for crowde-barow], cenivectorium.
1674. N. Fairfax, Bulk & Selv., 111. By shoving or driving of it forwards, as a slouch does a crowd-barrow.
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Crud-barrow, Crudden-barrow, a common wheel-barrow, to be shoved forward.
1847–78. Halliwell, Crowd-barrow, a wheel-barrow. Norf.
