Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deadcart

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dead-cart
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cart for transporting the bodies of the dead in times of plague.

Example Sentences

"It shuddered over the tortures of the Provost, breathed forth its profound execrations against the barbarities of Cunningham, and the avarice of Loring, and with eyes of horror, followed the deadcart, daily loaded with victims[…]"

Etymology

From dead + cart.

Inflected Forms

deadcarts (plural) dead-cart (alternative)

Questions

What does deadcart mean?: A cart for transporting the bodies of the dead in times of plague.
Where does deadcart come from?: From dead + cart.

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