A kind of high light carriage, seated for one or two, drawn by a single horse or by two horses driven ‘tandem’; a gig; a whisky.
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释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage > two-wheeled (26) timwhisky1768 A kind of high light carriage, seated for one or two, drawn by a single horse or by two horses driven ‘tandem’; a gig; a whisky. whisky1769 A kind of light two-wheeled one-horse carriage, used in England and America in the late 18th and early 19th cent. Also called timwhisky, n. gig1791 A light two-wheeled one-horse carriage. rib chair1795 a kind of light open one-horse carriage (see chair, n.1 11) having the seat enclosed by a rail supported on wooden ribs. shandry1802 A light cart or trap on springs. Also shandry cart. trap1807 colloquial. A small carriage on springs; usually, a two-wheeled spring carriage, a gig, a spring-cart. Cf. rattletrap, n. 2. tilbury1814 A light open two-wheeled carriage, fashionable in the first half of the 19th cent. dennet1818 A light open two-wheeled carriage akin to a gig; fashionable in England 1818–1830. chaise-cart1821 a light cart suitable for driving in (cf. cart, n. 3). spring-cart1823 A two-wheeled vehicle of lighter or more elegant make, with springs, drawn by one horse at a rapid pace. Often specified as spring-cart (which varies… go-cart1824 A kind of light open horse-drawn carriage. Now somewhat rare (U.S. in later use). jockey-cart1840 a spring-cart. guinguette1852 A two-wheeled vehicle without a hood; a gig. Catherine1861 The name of a kind of carriage. croydon1880 A kind of two-wheeled carriage of the gig class, introduced about 1850, originally of wicker-work, but afterwards made of wood. stolkjaerre1885 A two-wheeled cart with seats for two persons. Hence as v. intransitive, to ride in such a cart. Ralli car1886 attributive, esp. in Ralli car, Ralli cart. Designating a light two-wheeled driving-trap for four people, of a type introduced by C. S. Windover… Subcategories:— drawn by pony (1) — drawn by two horses (2) — sulky or trotting cart (6) |
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