Meaning
A wooden or metal cart pushed by hand, used to move goods, produce, and loads — especially the vendors' and porters' carts of downtown Kingston, piled high with fruit, coconuts, sky-juice, or wares. The 'pushcart man' (or handcart man) hauls his load through the streets by muscle alone, a familiar figure of the informal economy, and pushcart races are even a Jamaican tradition.
Examples
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Di pushcart man a sell coconut water dung a town.
The pushcart vendor is selling coconut water down in town.
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Dem load up di handcart wid box.
They loaded up the handcart with boxes.
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Him push di cart full a fruit troo di market.
He pushed the cart full of fruit through the market.
Origin
From 'push' + 'cart'; a hand-pushed vendor/porter cart. See [[higgler]], [[hamper]].
How it’s used
A hand-pushed cart for hauling goods; the 'pushcart man' of downtown. See [[higgler]], [[hamper]].