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oxcart

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 K S K AA2 R T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cart designed to be drawn by an ox or oxen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bullock cart, carreta

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: hackery

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cart that is drawn by an ox

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cart

History

Etymology

From ox + cart.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛車 /牛车 (niúchē) — cart drawn by ox
  • Dutch: ossenkar — cart drawn by ox
  • Esperanto: bovĉaro — cart drawn by ox
  • Finnish: härkäkärryt — cart drawn by ox
  • French: charette à bœufs — cart drawn by ox
  • Korean: 우차 (ucha) — cart drawn by ox
  • Lao: ກວຽນ (kuīan) — cart drawn by ox
  • Persian: گاری (gâri) — cart drawn by ox
  • Dari: گَاوْکَرَاچِی (gāwkarāčī) — cart drawn by ox
  • Portuguese: carro de bois — cart drawn by ox
  • Thai: เกวียน (gwiian) — cart drawn by ox
  • Turkish: kağnı — cart drawn by ox
  • Ottoman Turkish: قاكلی (kañlı) — cart drawn by ox