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handcart

American  
[hand-kahrt] / ˈhændˌkɑrt /

noun

  1. a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.


handcart British  
/ ˈhændˌkɑːt /

noun

  1. a simple cart, usually with one or two wheels, pushed or drawn by hand

"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 handcart

First recorded in 1630–40; hand + cart

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Stuck on his handcart which carried the books was a handmade tree.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2023

The footage showed a man prosecutors identified as Sterling coming and going, using a handcart to drag a large object under a blanket through the garage doors.

From Washington Post Oct. 3, 2022

A labourer pulls a handcart loaded with sacks of lentils at a grain market in Ahmedabad, India, July 12, 2018.

From Reuters Jun. 16, 2022

This handcart makes living in a city where basic amenities like grocery stores and laundromats are blocks away so much easier.

From Slate Mar. 11, 2021

I had to do everything this morning, drive the float, wheel the handcart with the bags, sit in the pub, drink lemonade, listen to the men discussing who is the best, Rommel or Montgomery.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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