"applecart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: applecarts [plural]
Etymology: apple + cart Etymology templates: {{compound|en|apple|cart}} apple + cart Head templates: {{en-noun}} applecart (plural applecarts)
  1. A barrow from which apples and other fruit were formerly sold in the street
    Sense id: en-applecart-en-noun-ME2ZuyH0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apple cart, apple-cart
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: applecarts [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from upset the applecart. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|upset the applecart}} Back-formation from upset the applecart Head templates: {{en-noun}} applecart (plural applecarts)
  1. A planned situation. Derived forms: upset the applecart, upset someone's applecart
    Sense id: en-applecart-en-noun-EYyOVGNg Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apple cart, apple-cart
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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