shandrydan

American  

[shan-dree-dan] / ˈʃæn driˌdæn /

noun

1. an old-fashioned hooded chaise.

2. a rickety, old-fashioned conveyance.

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shandrydan British  

/ ˈʃændrɪˌdæn /

noun

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

2. any decrepit old-fashioned conveyance

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Etymology

Origin of shandrydan

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Directly after breakfast an old shandrydan drove up with a typical Dutch family as occupants.

From South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time by Wilson, Sarah Isabella Augusta, Lady

"I believe she'll spill us on the road," he said, "or bring back the shandrydan with a hole in it."

From The Marriage of Elinor by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

So we went off with him to the establo, climbed into a sacking-floored shandrydan, and rattled boisterously through the narrow streets of Alcudia.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright

Armitage had watched Ed. bring the old bone-shaking shandrydan he called a coach up to the hotel, and put a couple of young horses into it.

From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah

Mr. Lingnam went on like our shandrydan, slowly and loudly.

From A Diversity of Creatures by Kipling, Rudyard