"night cart" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: night carts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} night cart (plural night carts)
  1. (historical) A cart used to remove the contents of privies by night. Tags: historical Synonyms: night-cart, nightcart
    Sense id: en-night_cart-en-noun-bQOkPl5B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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