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governess-carts

governess-carts is the plural of governess-cart.

Meaning of governess-cart

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

Questions about governess-carts

What is governess-carts the plural of?
Governess-carts is the plural of governess-cart.

Words near governess-carts in the dictionary

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

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