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dogcart

American

[dawg-kahrt, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌkɑrt, ˈdɒg- /

noun

a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
a cart drawn by a dog or dogs.

dogcart British

/ ˈdɒɡˌkɑːt /

noun

a light horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle: originally, one containing a box or section for transporting gun dogs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dogcart

First recorded in 1660–70; dog + cart

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Dixon, whose life centred upon kennels and stables, had faithfully served "the mistress" these several years, though she had never ridden to hounds, and was now reduced to riding in the four-wheeled dogcart.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were hitched to a high blue dogcart.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was between the shafts of a smart dogcart painted red and black, which was standing outside a public-house.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

“Ha! welcome, honest Silas Grig,” he cried, rushing up and literally receiving Silas with open arms as he jumped from the high-wheeled dogcart.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables

After all, he should have to propose in the dogcart.

From Notwithstanding by Mary Cholmondeley

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