- hand·bas·ket
- /ˈhændˌbæskət/ nounUS informal : to become completely ruined
He's convinced that the country is going to hell in a handbasket.
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handbasket — hand•bas•ket [[t]ˈhændˌbæs kɪt, ˌbɑ skɪt[/t]] n. cvb a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand • go to hell in a handbasket Etymology: 1485–95 … From formal English to slang
baskethilt — basket hilt n. A sword hilt with a basket shaped guard serving to cover and protect the hand. bas ket hiltʹed (băs kĭt hĭlʹtĭd) adj. * * * … Universalium
basket hilt — bas′ket hilt n. her a cup shaped hilt on a sword or foil for protecting the hand • Etymology: 1540–50 bas′ket hilt ed, adj … From formal English to slang
Basket — Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow. Dyer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basket fish — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basket hilt — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basket work — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basket worm — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basket-hilted — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collection basket — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
