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United Kingdom · English meaning
A dogcart could be pulled by a horse
The horse-drawn dogcart carried sporting shooters and their dogs. A ventilated box below the driver’s seat accommodated the dogs. The animal in the name was cargo or a passenger, rather than the source of power. It differs from a cart actually pulled by dogs.
The name does not tell you who pulls.
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