Wheelbarrows

A wheelbarrow is a small open cart with one wheel and handles that is used for carrying things, for example, in the garden.Wheelbarrows are used for a variety of things, such as moving rock, mulch, or compost to the garden, moving trees or large shrubs from one spot to another, hauling bricks, disposing of garden debris, or even for mixing concrete or fertilizers.The earliest wheelbarrows were used around 200 AD by soldiers in the armies of Chuko Liang, a Chinese general. They were used to transport supplies along narrow embankments.The earliest barrows were carried by two people holding handles on either end. Add a wheel to one end and you have a wheelbarrow which can be handled by a single person. The word is also sometimes applied to two-wheeled versions. The word has nothing to do with barrels.