"dandy cart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dandy carts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dandy cart (plural dandy carts)
  1. (rail transport, historical) A wagon in which a horse could rest and travel downhill on a gravity-worked railway, before hauling wagons back up the incline. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: dandy wagon, dandy waggon
    Sense id: en-dandy_cart-en-noun-SR65vKel Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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