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has gloss | (noun) an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland jaunty car, jaunting car |
has gloss | eng: The Irish form of the sprung cart, called a jaunting car or jaunty car, was a light, horse-drawn, two-wheeled open vehicle with seats placed lengthwise, either face to face or back to back. It was a popular mode of transportation in 19th Century Dublin popularized by Valentine Vousden in a song by that name. Also called an outside car or sidecar, it was peculiar in that its seats ran longitudinally and the passengers' feet were placed on a footboard outboard of the wheels. Legend tells of the knights of Erin fighting battles in chariots arranged this way. |
lexicalization | eng: JAUNTING CAR |
lexicalization | eng: jaunty car |
subclass of | (noun) a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal cart |
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lexicalization | kor: 4인용 2륜마차 |
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has gloss | swe: En utflyktskärra är en liten, tvåhjulig hästdragen vagn som användes till kortare turer, eller till utflykter. Dessa vagnar utvecklades på Irland och var en väldigt vanlig syn mellan 1800-talets början och 1900-talets mitt. De små kärrorna kallas ibland även för Irländsk utflyktskärra eller Utflyktsvagn. |
lexicalization | swe: utflyktskärra |
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similar | e/Jaunting car |
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media:img | Irish jaunting car, ca 1890-1900.jpg |
media:img | Jarveys.jpg |
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