herdic

[ hur-dik ]

noun

1. a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.

herdic

/ ˈhɜːdɪk /

noun

1. a small horse-drawn carriage with a rear entrance and side seats

Word History and Origins

Origin of herdic¹

1880–85, Americanism; named after P. Herdic, 19th-century American, the inventor

Word History and Origins

Origin of herdic¹

C19: named after P. Herdic, 19th-century American inventor

Example Sentences

As he picked himself up, a great fat man put his head out of the other herdic window and began to ask the cause of the detention.

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"Where in the——" but the man was a herdic driver and his language may as well be left to the imagination.

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The moment Jack arrived in Boston he jumped into a herdic and drove straight to the hospital.

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Feeling in a luxurious mood they scorned the cars, and chartered a herdic, four men getting inside and three on the roof.

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The door at the back of the herdic is held shut with a strap that leads through the roof to the driver's seat.

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