Hacquet
/ˈhækɪt/noun
An obsolete variant spelling of haquet, a small cart formerly used for transporting heavy loads such as casks.
Did you know?The spelling Hacquet is also found as a surname, most famously in the name of the eighteenth-century naturalist Balthasar Hacquet, though the surname and cart term are not certainly identical in origin.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
French
haquet
“A small cart used for carrying heavy goods, especially barrels or casks.”
16th–17th Century
French
hacquet
“A variant spelling of haquet.”
17th Century
English
haquet
“A borrowed term for a small heavy-load cart.”
17th–18th Century
English
hacquet
“An alternative or anglicized spelling of haquet.”
Modern English
English
Hacquet
“Rare and chiefly encountered as an obsolete word or as a surname.”