herdic
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of herdic
1880–85, named after P. Herdic, 19th-century American, the inventor
Example Sentences
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Come, people, let's get back in the herdic, for we have a long journey ahead of us.
From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by Kenneth McGaffey
During the winters he was at the Winthrop, Mr. Whittier's favorite way of getting about was in a herdic.
From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by W. Sloane Kennedy
The silence is broken only by occasional noises from the street, the rattling of the wheels of a herdic over the pavement, the voices of newsboys, and an occasional strawberry-vender’s cry.
From The Dreamers A Club by John Kendrick Bangs
He waited, pacing up and down before the herdic.
From The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
"I saw the King riding in a herdic in Boston a few days before we sailed," said Maggie.
From The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow by Robert Grant
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