"horse and cart" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: horses and carts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|horses and carts}} horse and cart (plural horses and carts)
  1. (historical) A cart, pulled by a horse and driven by a driver, used for transporting goods. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-horse_and_cart-en-noun-PTl1oTD4 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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