handcart

noun

hand·​cart ˈhan(d)-ˌkärt How to pronounce handcart (audio)
: a cart drawn or pushed by hand

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In the foreground of one, men in high rubber boots tromp along a wet pier, some wheeling handcarts. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025 One researcher managed to create a fake traffic jam simply by strolling around with a handcart loaded with 99 smartphones. Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Another carried bags of concrete down into the canyon from a Home Depot handcart. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 Another stooped to fill a handcart with rocks, then pushed it 70 yards along the watery shaft, back into the light. Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for handcart

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handcart was in 1640

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“Handcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handcart. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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