"night-cart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: night-carts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} night-cart (plural night-carts)
  1. (historical) Alternative form of night cart Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical Alternative form of: night cart
    Sense id: en-night-cart-en-noun-4JYjsfzj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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