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minecart

noun

Etymology

From mine + cart.

  1. derived from *gret-✻ — “tracery; wattle; cradle; cage; basket”
  2. derived from *krattaz✻
  3. derived from kartr — “wagon; cart”
  4. inherited from cart
  5. compounded as minecart — “mine + cart”

Definitions

  1. A wheeled container, often one that travels on tracks, used for moving mining materials.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA