Meanings
nounhorsecart (plural horsecarts)
plural horsecarts · alternative horse-cart · alternative horse cart
- A cart drawn by one or more horses.
Synonyms: horse litter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cart drawn by one or more horses.
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Origin
- Old Englishhorscræt“chariot”
- Middle English*hors-cart
- Englishhorsecart
From horse + cart, perhaps continuing Middle English *hors-cart, from Old English horscræt (“chariot”, literally “horse-cart”).
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German Pferdewagen, Pferdekarre
- Pferdewagencart drawn by a horse
- Pferdekarrecart drawn by a horse
Hungarian lovas kocsi
- lovas kocsicart drawn by a horse
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APA
horsecart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsecart
MLA
“horsecart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsecart. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsecart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsecart.
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