herdic
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of herdic
1880–85, named after P. Herdic, 19th-century American, the inventor
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The sigh was only half hove when the herdic backed up to my destination, which was about 300 feet from where I got in, as the crow flies.
From Remarks by Bill Nye
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
And if you want to be comfortable in a herdic, sit sidewise and pretend that the seat is a horse.
From In the Riding-School; Chats with Esmeralda by Theo. Stephenson Browne
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
"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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