pushcart

noun

push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
: a cart or barrow pushed by hand

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Abc, which started in 1897 with a pushcart selling carpets in the Lower East Side, moved to its Flatiron District address on 888 Broadway in 1961. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025 The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025 Dutch Bros started in 1992 by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma as a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass, Ore. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025 Dutch Bros started as a pushcart coffee operation in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1992, according to the company’s website. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pushcart

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First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pushcart was in 1853

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“Pushcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushcart. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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pushcart

noun
push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
: a cart pushed by hand

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