kittereenn.

/kɪtəˈriːn/

Forms: Also kittareen, kitureen.

Etymology: Origin unascertained. The statement in Gardener's Hist. Jamaica (1873) 163, that it was named from being made at Kettering , proves to be unfounded; that in quot. 1880 at sense a is probably not more reliable.

A kind of covered vehicle.

†a. In the West of England: a kind of omnibus. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > covered > other covered carriages

caravan?1672

Berlin1694

kittereen1792

coupé1834

clarence1843

station wagon1876

1792 Descr. Kentucky 42 In 1787 were exported [from Philadelphia] Chaises 40, Kittareens 10, Sulkeys 7.

1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. Introd. 14 Within my own memory [born 1807] the ordinary means of travelling from Penzance to Plymouth was a van called a ‘kitterine’, and three days were occupied in the journey.

1880 J. W. in West Cornwall Gloss. (at cited word) The Kit-Tereen was an open car that ran between Penzance and Truro, set up by Christopher Treen. [Jago adds Kit Treen.]

b. In the West Indies: a kind of one-horse chaise or buggy.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage

wheelbarrow1631

chaise1701

chair1753

kittereen1831

roadster1892

1831 W. O. Porter & J. Porter Sir Edward Seaward's Narr. II. 336 I desired Drake to..hire a kittereen—a sort of one-horse chaise.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 224 We..packed ourselves into buggies..the body being in some cases sheltered by a movable hood, when they are called ‘Kittereens’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	kittereen
释义	kittereenn. /kɪtəˈriːn/ Forms: Also kittareen, kitureen. Etymology: Origin unascertained. The statement in Gardener's Hist. Jamaica (1873) 163, that it was named from being made at Kettering , proves to be unfounded; that in quot. 1880 at sense a is probably not more reliable. A kind of covered vehicle. †a. In the West of England: a kind of omnibus. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > covered > other covered carriages caravan?1672 Berlin1694 kittereen1792 coupé1834 clarence1843 station wagon1876 1792 Descr. Kentucky 42 In 1787 were exported [from Philadelphia] Chaises 40, Kittareens 10, Sulkeys 7. 1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. Introd. 14 Within my own memory [born 1807] the ordinary means of travelling from Penzance to Plymouth was a van called a ‘kitterine’, and three days were occupied in the journey. 1880 J. W. in West Cornwall Gloss. (at cited word) The Kit-Tereen was an open car that ran between Penzance and Truro, set up by Christopher Treen. [Jago adds Kit Treen.] b. In the West Indies: a kind of one-horse chaise or buggy. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage wheelbarrow1631 chaise1701 chair1753 kittereen1831 roadster1892 1831 W. O. Porter & J. Porter Sir Edward Seaward's Narr. II. 336 I desired Drake to..hire a kittereen—a sort of one-horse chaise. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 224 We..packed ourselves into buggies..the body being in some cases sheltered by a movable hood, when they are called ‘Kittereens’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1792
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