oxcart

[ oks-kahrt ]

noun

1. an ox-drawn cart.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxcart¹

First recorded in 1740–50; ox + cart

Example Sentences

The oxcart has played a significant role in Cambodia for centuries, especially for farmers and for the transportation of agricultural goods and people in rural areas.

From Seattle Times

He had very little experience driving oxcarts but how hard could it be?

From Literature

On the night of May 10, 1933, in many German cities, university students and Storm Troopers carried flaming torches and marched behind trucks and oxcarts filled with banned books.

From Literature

The Times said trains, buses and oxcarts ferried people to the capital.

From BBC

He kept to the ditch along the river road so that he could duck out of sight whenever a rare oxcart came rumbling by.

From Literature