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Joakim Posted 18 years ago
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Cart away
0 Does anyone here know what "cart awat" means? 02 br
00 "They do not cart women away to forcibly end ther pregnancies. 0-
00 "They do not cart women away to forcibly end ther pregnancies. 0-
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0 A metaphorical use of the idea of tossing the women in a cart, and then taking the cart full of pregnant women away (to the abortion clinic?) 0-
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0 "Cart" is also used when speaking of mental illness. "If Uncle Melvin doesn't stop obsessing about Gore v. Bush, they're going to have to cart him off to Bellevue." It definitely implies that the person is being taken against his will. 02 br
00 I don't know if the modern vehicles used for this kind of transport were once called "carts." I've heard of a paddywagon for "carting" people
00 I don't know if the modern vehicles used for this kind of transport were once called "carts." I've heard of a paddywagon for "carting" people
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