bankrupt cart

== English == === Etymology === Said to be so called by a Lord Chief Justice, from their being so frequently used on Sunday jaunts by extravagant shopkeepers and tradesmen. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bankrupt cart (plural bankrupt carts) (obsolete, idiomatic) A one-horse chaise. === References === [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Bankrupt cart”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.