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horse-cart

horse-cart

2.4
A large cart pulled by a horse that carries goods or people
  • noun
translation icon : carro de caballos
  • The farmer loaded hay onto his horse-cart for transport to the barn.

Examples

  • Tourists enjoyed scenic rides through the village in a traditional horse-cart.

  • Before the arrival of tractors, fields were plowed with a horse-cart carrying supplies.

  • Look at that old horse-cart!

  • The farmer loaded the horse-cart with hay.

  • The farmer loaded hay onto his horse-cart for transport to the barn.

  • Before the arrival of tractors, fields were plowed with a horse-cart carrying supplies.

  • Tourists enjoyed scenic rides through the village in a traditional horse-cart.

Synonyms

cart
vshorse-cart
297 1.0

A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things

is specifically a heavy animal pulled vehicle mainly for farm work
wagon
vshorse-cart
88 1.0

A four-wheeled vehicle pulled by animals or a tractor to carry goods

is pulled by one animal and used chiefly for farm hauling
dray
vshorse-cart
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A low heavy cart without sides pulled by horses to carry goods

is a heavy farm cart not specifically without sides
horse cart
vshorse-cart
1 2.7

A heavy cart pulled by a horse to carry goods or farm items

is written with a hyphen in its form
horse-drawn vehicle
vshorse-cart
1 3.8

A vehicle with wheels pulled by horses that carries people or goods

is a heavy farm cart specifically used for work and goods
oxcart
vshorse-cart
1 8.2

A cart pulled by oxen to carry goods or people

is pulled by a different animal and used mainly for farm transport
haycart
vshorse-cart
7.0

A farm cart that carries hay, pulled by horses or oxen

is a general heavy farm cart used for many kinds of goods

How Big

wagon
88 1.0
horse-cart
2.4
cart
297 1.0
handcart
3 3.1
wheelbarrow
24 1.0

Surface Forms

horse-cart singular
horse-carts plural

Morphology

horse-cart = horse + cart (transparent) = horse + cart

The meaning is directly the sum of 'horse' + 'cart' — a cart pulled by a horse — which is obvious to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Horse-cart is simply the two words horse and cart, so it literally means a cart 'pulled' by a horse; think of a farmer loading hay onto a wooden cart before tractors, and you have the modern meaning.