handbasket

[ hand-bas-kit, -bah-skit ]
/ ˈhændˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt /

noun

a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand.

Idioms for handbasket

    go to hell in a handbasket, to degenerate quickly and decisively: The economy has gone to hell in a handbasket.

Origin of handbasket

First recorded in 1485–95; hand + basket

Words nearby handbasket

handba', handbag, handbags, handball, handbarrow, handbasket, handbell, handbill, handblown, handbook, handbound