"handbasket" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: handbaskets [plural]
Etymology: hand + basket Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|basket}} hand + basket Head templates: {{en-noun}} handbasket (plural handbaskets)
  1. A basket with a handle. Categories (topical): Containers Derived forms: to hell in a handbasket, to heck in a handbasket

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