Horsecar
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A streetcar or tram drawn by a horse.
"Nothing could well resemble less a typical English street than […] the extraordinary number of omnibuses, horsecars, and other democratic vehicles, […]"
- 2 an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses wordnet
- 3 A freight car designed for transporting horses.
Example
More examples"Nothing could well resemble less a typical English street than […] the extraordinary number of omnibuses, horsecars, and other democratic vehicles, […]"
Etymology
From horse + car.
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