1883. Referee, 1 April, p. 1, col. 1. No one, not even the
previously most authoritative—and most in the cart—seems at all
astonished at the success of Knight of Burghley.
3. (gaming).—The lowest scorer at any point is said to be in the cart;
sometimes on the tailboard.
To walk the cart, phr. (racing).—To walk over the course.
To cart off or out, or away, phr. (colloquial).—To remove.
Cart-Grease, subs. (common).—Butter; in the first instance bad butter.
English Synonyms. Cow-grease; Thames mud; cow-oil; spread; scrape;
smear; ointment; sluter.
French Synonym. Le fondant.
German Synonyms. Schmierling (Schmier is properly ‘grease,’ especially
‘wheel-grease,’ also ‘ointment.’ The term is, therefore, practically
identical with cart-grease); Schmunk (used by knackers. Schmünkig
signifies ‘fat’ of any kind, but especially that of horses).
Carts, subs. (common).—A pair of shoes. For synonyms, see
Trotter-cases.
Cart-Wheel, subs. (popular)—1. A five-shilling piece. A variant is
coach-wheel, and both forms are often contracted into wheel. For
synonyms, see Caroon.
1871. London Figaro, 15 Feb. ‘Mornings at Mutton’s.’ The coin of
the realm in question was the largest that we have known in the
present century—so large, that, in the slang language of thieves
and costermongers, it is called a cart-wheel, ‘coach-wheel’ and
‘thick-’un.’ It was, in fact, a crown-piece.