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Meaning of carrying basket | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the carrier's arms free.

Equivalents

Deutsch Hotte Kiepe
Suomi kontti
Français hotte

Examples

“Very little babies are kept in a carrying-basket, a closely woven, rough-plaited basket, semi circular in profile, which the women wear suspended from their foreheads as the Arapesh women wear their net bags.”
“The man's carrying basket is often split at the back from top to bottom and loosely laced together with a twine, enabling the carrier to expand his load if desired.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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