handcar

[hand-kahr]

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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.

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Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; hand + car¹

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handcar
noun
a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor

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