shandrydan

[ shan-dree-dan ]

/ ˈʃæn driˌdæn /

noun

an old-fashioned hooded chaise.

a rickety, old-fashioned conveyance.

Nearby words

shan state, shan't, shanachie, shand, shandong, shandrydan, shandy, shandygaff, shane, shang, shang ti

Origin of shandrydan

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for shandrydan

Shandrydan, an old-fashioned or rickety conveyance of the shay order.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
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

British Dictionary definitions for shandrydan

shandrydan

/ (ˈʃændrɪˌdæn) /

noun

a two-wheeled cart or chaise, esp one with a hood

any decrepit old-fashioned conveyance

Word Origin for shandrydan

C19: of unknown origin

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