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noun
1.
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
2.
a light two-wheeled vehicle with springs, drawn by a horse or pony.
3.
any small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand.
4.
Obsolete. a chariot.
verb (used with object)
5.
to haul or convey in or as if in a cart or truck: to cart garbage to the dump.
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Put the cart before the horse
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase6.
to drive a cart.
7.
Idiomscart off/away, to transport or take away in an unceremonious manner: The police came and carted him off to jail.
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put the cart before the horse, to do or place things in improper order; be illogical.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English cart(e), Old English cræt (by metathesis); cognate with Old Norse kartr cart
before 900; Middle English cart(e), Old English cræt (by metathesis); cognate with Old Norse kartr cart
Related forms
cart·a·ble, adjective
cart·er, noun
un·cart·ed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
cart
c.1200, from O.N. kartr, akin to O.E. cræt "chariot," perhaps orig. "body of a cart made of wickerwork, hamper;" related to O.E. cradol (see cradle). The verb meaning "to carry in a cart" is from c.1440.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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