shandrydan
shandrydan noun: a hooded chaise; (later, jocular) any rickety old-fashioned vehicle.
Noun
shandrydan (plural shandrydans)
- A hooded chaise; (later, jocular) any rickety old-fashioned vehicle.
- Mr Lingnam went on like our shandrydan, slowly and loudly.1914 August, Rudyard Kipling, “The Vortex”, in A Diversity of Creatures, London: Macmillan and Co., […], published 1917, →OCLC, page 387
- The odd-man gardener has brought the Rectory shandrydan round to the front door — it was a long elongated open vehicle drawn by a mild old mare named Lucy.1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, published 1968, page 134
- Synonyms:
- shandry
shandrydan meaning in Tamil
shandrydan in Tamil
- கட்டைவண்டி, எளிய இருசக்கர வண்டி, ஆட்டங்கண்டுவிட்ட பழைய வண்டி
Synonyms of shandrydan
Forms of shandrydan
| plural | shandrydans |
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Origin of shandrydan
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Questions about shandrydan
- What does shandrydan mean?
- Shandrydan means a hooded chaise; (later, jocular) any rickety old-fashioned vehicle.
- What is shandrydan in Tamil?
- Shandrydan in Tamil is கட்டைவண்டி, எளிய இருசக்கர வண்டி, ஆட்டங்கண்டுவிட்ட பழைய வண்டி. See Shandrydan meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is shandrydan?
- Shandrydan is a noun.
- What is the plural of shandrydan?
- The plural of shandrydan is shandrydans.
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