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

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Historical Examples of 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)
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British Dictionary definitions for shandrydan

shandrydan

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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