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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dogcart #110618 08/21/2003 7:44 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 In a couple of the Adventrues of Sherlock Holmes, a dog cart is mentioned. I have heard of small carts being pulled by a dog, but doubted that in the stories that was what was being referred to. My dictionary gives as second meaning, a type of cart, with small carrying compartment for a sportsmans's dog. dogcart n. 1 a small, light cart drawn by dogs 2 a small, light, open 19th-cent. carriage, usually with two wheels, having two seats arranged back to back: it originally had a box under the seat for a sportsman‘s dog In the story, a second mention says it was pulled by a horse. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dogcart #110619 08/21/2003 10:40 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Thank you! I had often wondered why some of the people riding in dog carts couldn't afford horses or at least ponies. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dogcart and other doggone words #110620 08/22/2003 12:34 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Speaking of nouns associated with dogs, what is the architectural feature on houses called in which there is an open breezeway between two mostly independent structures? It is a term that has 'dog' in it--and I can't for the life of me remember the term. Dog run? No, I don't think that's it. Isn't a dog run just an area where dogs get their exercise? wwh, forgive the tangent, please. I, too, have wondered about the size of those dogs that had to pull those dogcarts. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dogcart and other doggone words #110621 08/22/2003 1:54 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear WW: I posted about that a year ago, and of troy added some material. I got it from some stories I used to read to my kids. Before WWII, poor white in South for comfort in very hot weather, had the house divied lengthwise into three equal areas. The middle third was open at both ends to let the breeze through, and was called the "dogtrot". That's all I remember now. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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