pushcart

noun

push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
: a cart or barrow pushed by hand

Examples of pushcart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Brothers Dane and Travis Boersma founded Dutch Bros in 1999 as a pushcart with coffee and music. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024 Their father, Felice Glorioso, was a Sicilian immigrant who worked on Commission Row, in the Historic Third Ward, selling produce from a pushcart. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024 Altshuler began his involvement in the confectionary business by selling candy bars from a pushcart outside movie theaters. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 The increase in ice cream truck popularity Good Humor's fleet expanded in the 1930s to include pushcarts, bicycles, tricycles and shoulder boxes, a Good Humor spokesperson said. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pushcart 

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Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pushcart was in 1853

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“Pushcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushcart. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.

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pushcart

noun
push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
: a cart pushed by hand

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