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applecart

noun

Etymology

Back-formation from upset the applecart.

  1. derived from *gret-✻ — “tracery; wattle; cradle; cage; basket”
  2. derived from *krattaz✻
  3. derived from kartr — “wagon; cart”
  4. inherited from cart
  5. compounded as applecart — “apple + cart”

Definitions

  1. A barrow from which apples and other fruit were formerly sold in the street

  2. A planned situation.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA