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croydon|ˈkrɔɪdən|
[Named from Croydon in Surrey.]
A kind of two-wheeled carriage of the gig class, introduced about 1850, originally of wicker-work, but afterwards made of wood.
1880Daily News 2 Dec. 6/6 A croydon driven by a farmer. 1890B. M. Croker Two Masters xxii. 139 As I clambered into the croydon beside her. |