pushcart

American  

[poosh-kahrt] / ˈpʊʃˌkɑrt /

noun

1. any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.

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pushcart British  

/ ˈpʊʃˌkɑːt /

noun

1. Also called: barrow.  a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors

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Etymology

Origin of pushcart

First recorded in 1890–95; push + cart

Example Sentences

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pushcart

Dutch Bros started in 1992 with two brothers’ coffee pushcart in the small southern Oregon town of Grants Pass.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

He started by selling two kinds of pizza out of a pushcart to factory workers before opening his restaurant in 1925.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2023

“The pickings were slim, so to speak. But I’m grateful I got some stuff,” said Melt as she packed her food items into a pushcart, preparing for a bus ride home.

From Reuters ● Sep. 24, 2022

The story revolves around a ragtag band of pushcart vendors who go to war against the fleets of trucks taking over their narrow city streets, most memorably by attacking enemy vehicles with pea shooters.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022

Christoffel rolled it out of the house on his pushcart.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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