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handbasket
noun hand·bas·ket \-ˌbas-kət\
Definition of HANDBASKET
: a small portable basket —usually used in the phrase to hell in a handbasket denoting rapid and utter ruination
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First Known Use of HANDBASKET
15th century
Rhymes with HANDBASKET
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