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hand truck

American  

noun

  1. truck.


Etymology

Origin of hand truck

First recorded in 1915–20


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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

I tried to wrest the loaded-up hand truck from him.

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

But its base is made of plywood painted convincingly to simulate granite; the whole thing comes apart to fit neatly on a hand truck.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 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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