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governess-cart

governess-cart noun: a light two-wheeled carriage with springs; a trap.

Noun

governess-cart (plural governess-carts)

  1. (historical) A light two-wheeled carriage with springs; a trap.
    • […] Muriel and Benjamin yoked themselves into an old governess-cart and did their share.1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC

Forms of governess-cart

pluralgoverness-carts

Questions about governess-cart

What does governess-cart mean?
Governess-cart means a light two-wheeled carriage with springs; a trap.
What part of speech is governess-cart?
Governess-cart is a noun.
What is the plural of governess-cart?
The plural of governess-cart is governess-carts.

Words near governess-cart in the dictionary

  1. governer
  2. governeress
  3. governeresses
  4. governers
  5. governess
  6. governess-cart
  7. governess-carts
  8. governess-general
  9. governess-ship
  10. governessdom
  11. governessed

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