Synonyms of oxcartnext
: a cart drawn by oxen

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Oxcart Painting In Costa Rica At El Silencio Lodge and Spa, guests can learn how to paint Costa Rica’s colorful oxcart from a local artisan named Kenneth. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Dozens of men would hoist heavy stone statues onto oxcarts before transporting them across the border… into Thailand… and into the hands of Douglas Latchford. Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026 Small-scale looters, sometimes with the help of local military personnel, would remove the works with shovels, chisels, picks and even dynamite before transporting them, often by oxcart, to the Thai border. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 His teams brought objects to the border, usually by oxcart, and sold them to a broker. Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for oxcart

Word History

First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oxcart was in 1737

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“Oxcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxcart. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a cart drawn by oxen

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