Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small horse-drawn cab with two wheels, side seats, and an entrance at the back, used in the 19th century.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A low-set two- (sometimes four-) wheeled cab or carriage, with the entrance in the back and the seats at the sides: used in many cities of the United States.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A kind of low-hung cab.
Etymologies
- After Peter Herdic (1824-1888), American inventor.
Examples
“They walked back toward Beacon Street, and near the club Archer caught sight of the plush-lined "herdic" which had carried his note to the”
“I will call a herdic and see you home," he said, "if you will come now.”
“They walked back toward Beacon Street, and near the club Archer caught sight of the plush-lined herdic which had carried his note to the Parker House, and whose driver was reposing from this effort by bathing his brow at the corner hydrant.”
“They walked back toward Beacon Street, and near the club Archer caught sight of the plush-lined ` ` herdic '' which had carried his note to the Parker House, and whose driver was reposing from this effort by bathing his brow at the corner hydrant.”
“They got into the herdic, and as it drove off he took out his watch and saw that she had been absent just three minutes.”
“All at once our exhilaration evaporated as the herdic rumbled into a side street and backed up before the door of a not-too-inviting, three-storied house with”
“In the early morning Boston broke on us like a Mecca as we rolled out of the old Albany station, joint lords of a "herdic.”
“All at once our exhilaration evaporated as the herdic rumbled into a side street and backed up before the door of a not-too-inviting, three-storied house with a queer extension on top.”
“At length we departed for Cambridge, in another herdic.”
“The herdic seemed to creep over the space between the station and the detective's chambers.”
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chained_bear Usage on barouche. Oct 21, 2008