Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bankrupt cart

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: bankrup-t -cart
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A one-horse chaise.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"" No, no, I was too prudent when I was young to risk the expenses of a bankrupt cart, and now I am old I am too wise to attempt the difficult art of driving one.""

Etymology

Said to be so called by a Lord Chief Justice, from their being so frequently used on Sunday jaunts by extravagant shopkeepers and tradesmen.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

bankrupt carts (plural)

Questions

What does bankrupt cart mean?: A one-horse chaise.
Where does bankrupt cart come from?: Said to be so called by a Lord Chief Justice, from their being so frequently used on Sunday jaunts by extravagant shopkeepers and tradesmen.

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