dog cart

English

A dog cart (sense 1)

A dog cart (sense 2) in the Netherlands with horses in tandem

Alternative forms

• dogcart
• dog-cart

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɒɡkɑːt/

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Noun

dog cart (plural dog carts)

1. A cart drawn by a dog.
   • 1872 January, Junius Henri Browne, “Holland and the Hollanders”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume XLIV, number CCLX, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, , page 176:

     hague fisherman and dog-cart. […] The fishermen convey their fish to the Hague in carts drawn by dogs (the animals are large and strong); and when they have completed their sales, return home in the empty carts drawn by their canine steeds.

2. A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two transverse seats back to back. The rear seat originally closed up to form a box for carrying dogs.
   • 1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:

     At the same instant an empty dog-cart, the horse cantering, the reins trailing, appeared round the curve of the road and rattled swiftly towards us.

   • 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 57:

     While Kitto chatted to William, Jessamy looked with interest at the dog cart. It had a pair of high wooden wheels with two seats back to back above. Between the shafts the bay mare tossed her head and fidgeted on the cobbles.

Synonyms

See Appendix:Carriages

Translations

Further reading

• Dogcart (dog-drawn) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dogcart on Wikipedia.Wikipedia