dust cart

a garbage truck.

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First recorded in 1770–80

Alike the scavenger's broom and the dust-cart appear to be unknown.
East of Paris|Matilda Betham-Edwards
A thick gray rain was 37falling, and a dust-cart was in sight.
The Judgment of Eve|May Sinclair
Then you'd better drive down to the Riviera with your dust-cart, my good man.
Ditte: Girl Alive!|Martin Andersen Nexo
He was chief of the municipal officers, dust-cart, water-supply, electric light and so on.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon

The streets were empty and very quiet—only the slow rattle of the dust-cart and the measured step of policemen changing beats.
The Christian|Hall Caine