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[ poosh-kahrt ] / ˈpʊʃˌkɑrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pushcart ON THESAURUS.COM
nounany of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors. Origin of pushcartFirst recorded in 1890–95; push + cart Words nearby pushcartpushball, push-bike, push broom, push button, pushcard, pushcart, pushchair, push comes to shove, if, push cycle, push-down, pushed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pushcartThe man who played him, Benjamin Busch, served two tours in Iraq for the Marines and was twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize. This Week’s Hot Reads: March 23, 2012|Jimmy So|March 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST In today's pushcart economy, every price is negotiable—from cars and electronics to cashmere sweaters and fine jewelry. Haggling Through the Apocalypse|Lee Eisenberg|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST But now that we are again living in a pushcart economy, we ought to get our act together. Haggling Through the Apocalypse|Lee Eisenberg|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST Frugality was their necessary watchword, and they hired a pushcart in which to transport the dunnage. Pipefuls|Christopher Morley
An' that's th' kind iv men ye'd be wantin' to tax like a pushcart or a cow. Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne No, they were not likely to forget the affair of the pushcart man, to forget old Luddy and his diamonds, to forget—the Gray Seal! The Adventures of Jimmie Dale|Frank L. Packard Whatll you do when the cold weather starts in and the pushcart will not wheel itself out? Hungry Hearts|Anzia Yezierska There were no plunging horses near—not even a pushcart in sight. The Fall of a Nation|Thomas Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for pushcart
nounmainly US and Canadian a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendorsAlso called: barrow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pushcartcaravan, carriage, wagon, truck, rickshaw, coach, buggy, dray, caisson, wain, buckboard, gig, dolly, barrow, handcart, tumbrel, palanquin, wheelbarrow, gurney, carrier |