hand truck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hand truck
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Did I share that some have the ability to connect to an integral two-wheeled hand truck to transport them to a job site?
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Then the guy grabbed my hand truck and said, “Here, let me give you a hand.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023
There are different types of dollies, including one designed for moving appliances; a hand truck made for moving boxes; and a flat floor dolly made for moving furniture.
From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022
It was White, you might remember, who expressed outrage in Brooklyn in April when McGregor took a hand truck and smashed the window of the bus carrying Nurmagomedov and others.
From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2018
One of them pushed a cart, a hand truck piled with small wire cages.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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