handcart

noun

hand·​cart ˈhan(d)-ˌkärt How to pronounce handcart (audio)
: a cart drawn or pushed by hand

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One researcher managed to create a fake traffic jam simply by strolling around with a handcart loaded with 99 smartphones. Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Another carried bags of concrete down into the canyon from a Home Depot handcart. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 In fact, Nitta’s grandfather used to ride to Sanda – another famous Wagyu-breeding area in Hyogo – by bike with a handcart to pick up the produce himself. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024 Another stooped to fill a handcart with rocks, then pushed it 70 yards along the watery shaft, back into the light. Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for handcart 

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handcart was in 1640

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“Handcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handcart. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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