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pushcart

[ poo sh-kahrt ]

/ ˈpʊʃˌkɑrt /

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noun

any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.

Origin of pushcart

First recorded in 1890–95; push + cart

Words nearby pushcart

push-start, push-up, pushback, pushball, pushcard, pushcart, pushchair, pushed, pusher, pusher propeller, pushful

Example sentences from the Web for pushcart

The man who played him, Benjamin Busch, served two tours in Iraq for the Marines and was twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

This Week’s Hot Reads: March 23, 2012 |Jimmy So |March 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In today's pushcart economy, every price is negotiable—from cars and electronics to cashmere sweaters and fine jewelry.

Haggling Through the Apocalypse |Lee Eisenberg |February 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But now that we are again living in a pushcart economy, we ought to get our act together.

Haggling Through the Apocalypse |Lee Eisenberg |February 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Frugality was their necessary watchword, and they hired a pushcart in which to transport the dunnage.

Pipefuls |Christopher Morley

An' that's th' kind iv men ye'd be wantin' to tax like a pushcart or a cow.

Mr. Dooley Says |Finley Dunne
No, they were not likely to forget the affair of the pushcart man, to forget old Luddy and his diamonds, to forget—the Gray Seal!

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale |Frank L. Packard
Whatll you do when the cold weather starts in and the pushcart will not wheel itself out?

Hungry Hearts |Anzia Yezierska
There were no plunging horses near—not even a pushcart in sight.

The Fall of a Nation |Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for pushcart

pushcart

/ (ˈpʊʃˌkɑːt) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors Also called: barrow