Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A four-wheeled horse-drawn pleasure carriage having two or four seats.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A light phaëton, with or without a top, and hung on side-bars with end-springs and with cross-springs extending from side to side, designed to carry four persons.
Wiktionary
- n. A light carriage seating two or four, drawn by horse.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated) somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a county in southeastern England on the Thames
- n. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
Etymologies
- Short for Surrey cart, after Surrey, a county of southeast England.
Examples
“Behind the surrey was the riding party, even more startling than when they had first burst upon Wallie in their bead-work and curio-store trappings.”
“Arrive by bike, arrive by car, the DeYoung is still the second biggest ripoff in GGP,#1 is "surrey" rentals.”
“So much so that the vast majority of people never leave their homes, choosing to have their surrogate (or 'surrey') live for them.”
“If that works, I want them to put out a fatwa on tandem bicycles, paddle boats and the surrey with the fringe on top.”
“Labels: photos, silliness comments: surrey said ...”
“These people have no idea what the bible says most have never even read the bible, if they did then they must surrey know they will have a special place in hell awaiting them.”
““Only if you drive me in the surrey with the fringe on top.””
“I would take the fringe off and use it for my surrey...”
“When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top.”
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chained_bear Usage on barouche. Oct 21, 2008
reesetee But does it have a fringe on top? Sep 11, 2007