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horsecar

American  
[hawrs-kahr] / ˈhɔrsˌkɑr /

noun

  1. a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.

  2. a railroad car or a truck fitted with stalls for the transportation of horses.


Etymology

Origin of horsecar

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; horse + car 1

Example Sentences

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An Irish horsecar driver’s daughter meets New York showman Tony Pastor and goes into vaudeville.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020

He conducted traffic at the corner of Broadway and Duane, where a horsecar line ran.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2012

It is the direct decendant of the Third Ave Railway Co’s 42nd St-Harlem streetcar line, and it’s history can be traced back to a horsecar line that began service in 1885.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2010

It is Benvenuto Cellini, reincarnated as a Scotch-American jack of all tricks and trades including newspaper cartooning, reminiscing at spry 65 over a career that began in the horsecar period.

From Time Magazine Archive

They soon found themselves in Montgomery Street, where a great crowd was collected; the side-walks, street, horsecar rails, the shop-doors, the windows of the houses, and even the roofs, were full of people.

From Around the World in 80 Days by Verne, Jules