horse and cart
horse and cart noun: a cart, pulled by a horse and driven by a driver, used for transporting goods.
Noun
horse and cart (plural horses and carts)
- A cart, pulled by a horse and driven by a driver, used for transporting goods.
- "Our railways were developed to their fullest extent at a time when the horse and cart was the only means of feeding to and distributing from them. ... In order to provide for a large measure of rail participation in countrywide collection and delivery of small consignments—a task they were never...1962 December, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 377
- But the village's growth was curbed by the cliffs that restricted onward exploration for visitors, while goods such as coal and lime, which had arrived by water, were being transported up the severe incline to the town of Lynton by horse and cart.2021 January 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 53
Forms of horse and cart
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Questions about horse and cart
- What does horse and cart mean?
- Horse and cart means a cart, pulled by a horse and driven by a driver, used for transporting goods.
- What part of speech is horse and cart?
- Horse and cart is a noun.
- What is the plural of horse and cart?
- The plural of horse and cart is horses and carts.
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