† quadrijugaladj.
Obsolete.
Pulled by four horses; involving or relating to chariots pulled by four horses.
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1709 I. Littlebury tr. Herodotus Hist. II. vi. 126 During his exile he obtain'd the Olympian prize in the quadrijugal chariot-race [Gk. τεθρίππῳ].
a1792 T. Falconer Chronological Tables (1796) 126 The king of Sicyon, having gained the prize in the quadrijugal race at Olympia, proclaimed the offer of his daughter Agarista at the games.
1819 H. Busk Vestriad iv. 636 Aurora's neighing steeds..draw on her quadrijugal car.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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