Definitions for put the cart before the horse. This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word put the cart before the horse. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.
Dialysis takes the place of kidney function by cleaning a person's blood. The first successful dialysis machine, or âartificial kidney,â was invented in 1945 by Willem Johan Kolff, then a doctoral student at the University of Groningen in Holland. Today, about 450,000 Americans are on dialysis, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
1 He invented the drum washing machine in 1851. 2  The drum washing machine he invented is very similar to modern machines. 3  It used a hand powered spinner to agitate the water, removing the dirt from the clothes. 4  Hamilton Smith patented the first rotary washing machine in 1858. Hamilton Smith patented the first rotary washing machine in 1858. 2  In 1874, William Blackstone came home with a great birthday present for his wife-a washing machine that washed dirt from clothes and then washed it away. 3  This was the first machine designed for convenient use in the home.