horse and cart

Traditional hauling method

A horse and cart is a simple vehicle—a cart pulled by a horse—used for transporting goods or people before motorized transport became widespread.

The phrase evokes rural life, old-fashioned commerce, or pre-industrial times: The farmer loaded his produce onto the horse and cart.

In British rhyming slang, horse and cart means fart.

Related

pulling power · beast of burden · horsecart · chariot · nostalgia · stagecoach · milk float · craftsmanship · ploughing · tradition · old fashioned · pastoralism · cobbled street · draught · folklore · delivery · hay · hay bale

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Opposites
propulsion method

horse and cartcar

Wheeled motor vehicle

automobile · motor vehicle · truck · motorcycle · motorcar

technological era

horse and cartself-driving car

Vehicle requiring no human pilot

Tesla · autonomous vehicle · sports car · bullet train · high-speed rail

speed and efficiency

horse and cartrace car

Competition speed vehicle

express train · bullet train · Concorde · speedboat · sports car

Family

horse, cart, horses, horsed, horsing, horsey, horsy, horseback, horseman

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G