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Vinony

carting

noun

  1. dogs pulling carts
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːtɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart English -ing English carting From cart + -ing.

  1. The transport of goods by cart.

    “Near-synonym: wagonage”

  2. The transport of someone in a cart through the streets as part of a public punishment or humiliation.

    “When Rowland Hill, Lord Mayor in 1550, instigated the carting of notable citizens for unchastity, several of them ‘told him that it was not right to be so severe […]’.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart English -ing English carting From cart + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of cart