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Hand car

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hand⋅car

[hand-kahr]
–noun
a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; hand + car 1
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hand·car   (hānd'kär')   
n.  A small open railroad car propelled by a hand pump or small motor.
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