handbasket

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handbasket

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From hand + basket.

noun handbaskets

A basket with a handle. To speake what I doe thinke of the youth, I can not bee induced to thinke, that hee hath had his bringing vp at any other trade, then in carryeng long Meg of Westminsters hand-basket, and in attending vppon some other of his auntes, at her appointment while shee liued.

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@misc{handbasket_2026,
  title = {handbasket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handbasket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}