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单词 horse-and-buggy
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horse-and-buggy

[ hawrs-uhn-buhg-ee ]
/ ˈhɔrs ənˈbʌg i /

adjective

of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
old-fashioned; outmoded: horse-and-buggy methods.

Origin of horse-and-buggy

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Words nearby horse-and-buggy

Horsa, hors concours, hors de combat, hors d'oeuvre, horse, horse-and-buggy, horse around, horseback, horse balm, horse bean, horse block
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Example sentences from the Web for horse-and-buggy

  • The cars had plush green upholstery and stained-glass windows and were faster and cheaper than a horse-and-buggy.

    Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • We cannot win that race held back by horse-and-buggy programs that waste tax dollars and squander human potential.

    Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
  • That horse-and-buggy man, Judson, is almost sure to come, and I will find another.

    The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter
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