Etymology

cartload

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Today it means: The amount that a cart can carry. Full definition →

Middle English cartlode
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcartlode
  2. English todaycartload

From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.