sack barrow

A sort of barrow used for moving loaded sacks in granaries, and other places, from one point to another; for loading or unloading goods in ships, trains, . sack-tree, s. 1 sack *2. That which is obtained by sacking; booty, plunder, spoil. săck (3), s. [Prob. the same as SACK (1), s.] *1. A kind of loose cloak or mantle formerly worn. "The floating sack is thrown aside." 2. The same as SACQUE (q. v.). 3. A loose coat worn by men. Whitehead: The Dog. săck (4), *seck, s . [Fr. sec =dry (in the phrase vin sec), from Latin siccum , acous. of siccus =dry; Sp. seco dry; Dut.sek=sack; Ger.sekt ; Sw.seck .] An old name for various sorts of dry wines, more especially those from Spain. [SHERRY.] "Please you, drink a cup of sack."-Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew (Induct. ii.). *sack-po et, s. A po et made of milk, sack and other ingredients. "Snuff the candles at supper on the table, because the burning snuff may fall into a dish of soup or sack - po et ." -Swift : Instruct, to Servants. săck (1), v. t. [SACK (1), 8.] 1. To put into a sack or bag. "Now the great work is done, the corn is ground, The grist is sack'd , and every sack well bound." Better ton . 2. To dismi or discharge from employment. ( Slang .) săck (2), v . t . [SACK (2), s.] [Fr. sacquet , from Lat. sacco to put in a sack or bag.] To storm and destroy; to pillage, to plunder, to devastate. (Said of a town or city.) "The adjoining hospital was sacked ."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xi. †săck-age, *săc-cage (age as Ig), s. [Eng. sack (2), v.; -age .] The act of sacking or pillaging; sack, 'Cato survived not the rasing and saccage of Carthage." -P. Holland: Pliny, bk. xv., ch. xviii. *săck-age, *săc'-cage (age as Ig), v . t . [SACKAGE, 8.] To sack. "Townes saccaged and subverted."-Putten ham: English Poesie, bk. i., ch. xxiv.