rickshaw
or rick·sha, rik·i·sha, rik·shaw
[rik-shaw, -shah]
noun
Origin of rickshaw
First recorded in 1885–90; by shortening and contraction
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Related Words for rickshaw
wagon, truck, buggy, dray, gig, dolly, barrow, pushcart, handcart, tumbrel, palanquin, wheelbarrow, gurney, curricle, tilbury, two-wheelerExamples from the Web for rickshaw
Contemporary Examples of rickshaw
The guidebooks tell one story of Delhi: the beautiful Mughal gardens and the city snapped from a rickshaw.
They will be coming to the big cities, looking for jobs that won't be created if India expands at a rickshaw rate of growth.
Historical Examples of rickshaw
Half a minute brought us within fifty yards of the 'rickshaw.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume EditionRudyard Kipling
Lastly, the 'rickshaw came, and I got her away—partly by force.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume EditionRudyard Kipling
Foh-Kyung did not speak until he put Dong-Yung in the rickshaw.
No Siamese pulls a rickshaw, though he frequently rides in one.
The Kingdom of the Yellow RobeErnest Young
The Chinese are the beasts of burden as far as the Bangkok rickshaw is concerned.
The Kingdom of the Yellow RobeErnest Young
rickshaw
ricksha (ˈrɪkʃə)
noun
See also autorickshaw
Word Origin for rickshaw
C19: shortened from jinrikisha
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