kago
Americannoun
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kagos
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Etymology
Origin of kago
1855–60; < Japanese: basket, cage
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If you wish for a kago, you may have one; or if you would like to have a horse, you can have one.
From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Lafcadio Hearn
Her voice was in his ears; without, in talk with the kago men?
From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
At night the kago man set Kibei down before the Matsuminatoya.
From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
Obtaining a couple of men to carry the bicycle, the chilly weather proves an inducement for following them afoot, rather than occupy a kago myself.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens
And lords and ladies passed by, in brave attire and great array, borne in their gilded kago.
From Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James
We found conveyances waiting for us, kagos they were called.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston
People who do not feel able, or who are not inclined to go up the pass on foot, are carried up in kagos, as was the case with two of our little party.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou
It was, therefore, impossible for any wheeled vehicle to traverse it, so that we had to use in some cases kagos, in others riding-horses.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
Our friend could not take us publicly into the town, so he had us conveyed to his country-house in kagos, such as were used at Loo-Choo.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston
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