dog cart

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English

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A dog cart (sense 1)
A dog cart (sense 2) in the Netherlands with horses in tandem

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɒɡkɑːt/
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Noun

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dog cart (plural dog carts)

  1. A cart drawn by a dog.
    • 1872 January, Junius Henri Browne, “Holland and the Hollanders”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume XLIV, number CCLX, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, [], page 176:
      hague fisherman and dog-cart. [] The fishermen convey their fish to the Hague in carts drawn by dogs (the animals are large and strong); and when they have completed their sales, return home in the empty carts drawn by their canine steeds.
  2. A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two transverse seats back to back. The rear seat originally closed up to form a box for carrying dogs.

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See Appendix:Carriages

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