horsecar

horse·car

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawrs-kahr]
- /ˈhɔrsˌkɑr/
- /hˈɔːskɑː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawrs-kahr]
- /ˈhɔrsˌkɑr/

Definitions of horsecar word

noun horsecar a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses. 1
noun horsecar a railroad car or a truck fitted with stalls for the transportation of horses. 1
noun horsecar A streetcar or tram drawn by a horse. 1
noun horsecar a public transport vehicle drawn by a horse 0
noun horsecar a streetcar drawn by horses 0
noun horsecar a car for transporting horses 0

See all 6 definitions of horsecar

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Origin of horsecar

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1825-35; horse + car1

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Parts of speech for Horsecar

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Horsecar

horsecar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

horsecar usage trend in Literature

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