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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cart \Cart\ (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. &
Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. Car.]
1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian
dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. ``Ph[oe]bus' cart.''
--Shak.
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2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of
husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles.
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Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden.
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3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen,
butchers, etc.
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4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage.
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Cart horse, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or
used for drawing heavy loads; -- also spelled carthorse.
Cart rope, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any
strong rope.
To put the cart before the horse, To get the cart before
the horse, or To set the cart before the horse, to invert
the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an
effect for a cause; to do things in an improper order.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
carthorse \cart"horse`\, cart horse \cart" horse`\n.
a horse kept for pulling carts; a horse bred or used for
drawing heavy loads.
Syn: drayhorse.
[WordNet 1.5]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cart \Cart\, n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or
Icel. kartr. Cf. Car.]
1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian
dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. ``Ph[oe]bus' cart.''
--Shak.
2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of
husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles.
Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden.
3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen,
butchers, etc.
4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage.
Cart horse, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or
used for drawing heavy loads.
Cart load, or Cartload, as much as will fill or load a
cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc.,
one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is
loosened is estimated to be a cart load.
Cart rope, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any
strong rope.
To put (or get or set) the cart before the horse, to
invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting
an effect for a cause.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
cart horse
n : draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: carthorse, drayhorse]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
cart horse /kˈɑːt hˈɔːs/
Zugpferd , Karrengaul [pej.]
Synonyms: dray horse, draught horse, draft horse
see: horse, horses, plough horse, plow horse, workhorse, dressage horse, crossbred horse, heavy horse, carriage horse, logging horse, thoroughbred horse, warmblood, boarding horse, cob
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
cart horse /kˈɑːt hˈɔːs/
tovarni konj
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 拉货车的马
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