handcart

[ hand-kahrt ]

noun

1. a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.

handcart

/ ˈhændˌkɑːt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of handcart¹

First recorded in 1630–40; hand + cart

Example Sentences

So Michael builds a handcart for her to travel in - and they set off from Cape Town through the Karoo semi-desert.

From BBC

Wangila said the 27-year-old was struck on Thursday while at work, pushing a handcart of water cans instead of taking part in the national demonstrations called by the political opposition.

From Seattle Times

All that practice throwing onions into the handcart paid off.

From Literature

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

From BBC

That year, volunteers — including a dozen members of the Huskies football team — used handcarts to wheel out thousands of plants.

From Seattle Times

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