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handcart

[ hand-kahrt ]

/ ˈhændˌkɑrt /

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noun

a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.

Origin of handcart

First recorded in 1630–40; hand + cart

Words nearby handcart

handbound, handbrake, handbrake turn, handbreadth, handcar, handcart, handclap, handclasp, handcraft, handcrafted, handcraftman

Example sentences from the Web for handcart

So much for so called "decoupling" theories that they could carry on regardless, even as the West went to hell in a handcart.

The Next Nightmare: Global Recession |Andrew Neil |October 16, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
By inquiry he learned that the borrower had loaded the mower into a handcart and hurried off.

Witty Pieces by Witty People |Various
A handcart is a contrivance propelled along railway metals by pumping at a handle.

The Sea and the Jungle |H. M. Tomlinson
In the handcart, on top of the sticks and the tent, sat the two babies.

The Wee Scotch Piper |Madeline Brandeis

I found myself wrapped in one of our blankets, lying under the handcart.

The Rough Road |William John Locke
Here and there a man was shaving by the aid of a bit of mirror supported on a handcart.

The Rough Road |William John Locke

British Dictionary definitions for handcart

handcart

/ (ˈhændˌkɑːt) /

noun

a simple cart, usually with one or two wheels, pushed or drawn by hand