shandrydan

[ shan-dree-dan ]

noun

an old-fashioned hooded chaise.
a rickety, old-fashioned conveyance.

Origin of shandrydan

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain

Words Nearby shandrydan

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How to use shandrydan in a sentence

Directly after breakfast an old shandrydan drove up with a typical Dutch family as occupants.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah Wilson
You don't mean that old shandrydan of a caravan that passed along there two or three days ago?
Two Little Travellers | Frances Browne Arthur
shandrydan, shan′dri-dan, n. a light two-wheeled cart: any rickety conveyance.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
shandrydan, an old-fashioned or rickety conveyance of the shay order.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden Hotten
There's the old shandrydan crawling after him with the luggage.
The Honorable Miss | L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for shandrydan

shandrydan

/ (ˈʃændrɪˌdæn) /

noun

a two-wheeled cart or chaise, esp one with a hood
any decrepit old-fashioned conveyance

Origin of shandrydan

C19: of unknown origin

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