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Definition of Applecarts
1. applecart [n] - See also: applecart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Applecarts
Literary usage of Applecarts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canada Law Journal by Law Society of Upper Canada, William S. Hein & Company, Canadian Bar Association (1919)
"We trust the politicians of the two political parties whose respective applecarts
were so unceremoniously upset by the rural electors at the recent ..."
2. The Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn Up from the Communications of the by John Sinclair (1793)
"The following table exhibits the ancient and pre- fent Hate of the population :
POPULATION TABLE of the PARISH of applecarts. Population in the year 1/77, . ..."
3. Tolondron: Speeches to John Bowle about His Edition of Don Quixote; Together by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1786)
"I love fair dealing 'tween man and roan, as much as I do applecarts and petty-patties;
and black upon white is a better ..."
4. The Yellow God: An Idol of Africa by H. Rider Haggard (2001)
"... but obstinate donkeys can kick and have been known to upset other people's
applecarts ere now.' Is the Sahara Syndicate the applecart? ..."
5. Transforming America's Military by Hans Binnendijk (2002)
"This strategy's attitude of being willing to upset applecarts and to accept high
risks in pursuit of big payoffs is commonly portrayed as a healthy antidote ..."
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