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carrus

carrus noun: a load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.

Noun

carrus (plural carri)

  1. (historical, uncommon) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
    Synonyms:
    load

Synonyms of carrus

Forms of carrus

pluralcarri
alternative formcharrus

Origin of carrus

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin carrus (“load”). Doublet of car and horse.

Questions about carrus

What does carrus mean?
Carrus means a load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
What part of speech is carrus?
Carrus is a noun.
What is the plural of carrus?
The plural of carrus is carri.

Words near carrus in the dictionary

  1. carrucas
  2. carrucate
  3. carrucates
  4. Carrum
  5. Carrum Downs
  6. carrus
  7. Carruth
  8. Carruthers
  9. Carrutherses
  10. Carruths
  11. carry

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