chaise cart

Meanings

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   noun

   historical: a light horse-drawn cart or carriage suitable for driving, typically used for local travel

   The merchant drove his chaise cart into town behind a single horse.

An English compound of chaise and cart. Chaise was borrowed from French chaise, 'chair,' and became a name for several light horse-drawn vehicles; cart comes through Middle English from Old Norse kartr. Shay-cart reflects the established dialectal spelling shay for chaise.

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