| 单词 | tub-gig |
| 释义 | > as lemmastub-gig tub-gig n. (a) a deep low-hung gig with rounded corners and seats facing inwards; a governess car; (b) = tub-pair n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > light or racing > stout and roomy or used for practice tub-gig1836 tub1853 tub-pair1870 tub-eight1901 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > with seats facing each other > two-wheeled tub-gig1836 governess car1883 governess cart1884 tub-cart1906 1836 G. Head Home Tour 433 I pursued my journey to Whitehaven, in a covered car, or ‘tub-gig’, for which vehicle the title of the ‘conveyance’ is generally applied. 1884 J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London I. xi. 316 The brothers went in a steamer from Liverpool to Bangor, and thence to Llanberis, again in a ‘tub-gig’, or Welsh car. 1888 W. B. Woodgate Boating (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 72 Lessons in a tub-gig are the best remedies for this fault. < as lemmas |
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