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deadcart

deadcart noun: a cart for transporting the bodies of the dead in times of plague.

Noun

deadcart (plural deadcarts)

  1. (historical) A cart for transporting the bodies of the dead in times of plague.
    • It shuddered over the tortures of the Provost, breathed forth its profound execrations against the barbarities of Cunningham, and the avarice of Loring, and with eyes of horror, followed the deadcart, daily loaded with victims[…]1834, The North American Magazine, volume 4, page 194

Forms of deadcart

pluraldeadcarts
alternative formdead-cart

Origin of deadcart

From dead + cart.

Questions about deadcart

What does deadcart mean?
Deadcart means a cart for transporting the bodies of the dead in times of plague.
What part of speech is deadcart?
Deadcart is a noun.
What is the plural of deadcart?
The plural of deadcart is deadcarts.

Words near deadcart in the dictionary

  1. deadbolts
  2. deadborn
  3. deadbot
  4. deadcake
  5. deadcakes
  6. deadcart
  7. deadcarts
  8. deadcenter
  9. deadcentered
  10. deadcentering
  11. deadcenters

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