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deadcarts

deadcarts is the plural of deadcart.

Meaning of deadcart

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

Questions about deadcarts

What is deadcarts the plural of?
Deadcarts is the plural of deadcart.

Words near deadcarts in the dictionary

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

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