horsecar

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English

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Etymology

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From horse +‎ car.

Noun

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horsecar (plural horsecars)

  1. (rail transport) A streetcar or tram drawn by a horse.
    • 1878, Henry James, An International Episode[1]:
      Nothing could well resemble less a typical English street than [] the extraordinary number of omnibuses, horsecars, and other democratic vehicles, []
  2. (rail transport) A freight car designed for transporting horses.
    Hypernym: livestock car

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