单词 | randem team |
释义 | > as lemmasrandem team A carriage or team driven with three horses harnessed in sequence one behind another. Also attributive, as randem team. Cf. tandem n.1 ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > drawn by specific number or arrangement tandem1785 unicorn1785 four-in-hand1793 randem1801 two-at-length1823 troika1842 random-tandem1847 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [adjective] > working > harnessed tandem (of team) randem1883 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > that pulls vehicle > team of randem1883 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. vii. 207 In point of famousness, I'd sport my Random against all the books that ever were..written. 1825 P. Puffem Heaven on Earth ii. ii. 22 Then farewell to my splendid chateau!..My buggy—cabbage-cart and random! 1870 J. Payn Like Father, like Son iv The Squire's jovial friends used, for the most part, strange conveyances, such as tandems and randems. 1883 Illustr. Sporting & Dramatic News 10 Feb. 542/2 ‘A randem team’. That randems should be uncommon is natural enough. 1935 O. Sitwell & M. Barton Brighton vii. 112 A new type of phaeton, called a ‘randem’, drawn by three horses, one before the other. < as lemmas |
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