Deadcart
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deadcart is a noun meaning (historical) A cart for transporting the bodies of the dead in times of plague.
Meaning
(historical) 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[…]
Word Forms
- deadcarts
- dead-cart
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deadman, lich, corpse, sarcophagus, necrology, corse.
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