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herdic

American

[hur-dik] / ˈhɜr dɪk /

noun

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

herdic British

/ ˈhɜːdɪk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of herdic

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

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"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

They got into the herdic, and as it drove off he took out his watch and saw that she had been absent just three minutes.

From The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

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

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

He waited, pacing up and down before the herdic.

From The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

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