"nightcart" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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