| 释义 |
herdic U.S.|ˈhɜːdɪk|
Also herdick.
[Named from the inventor, Peter Herdic of Pennsylvania.]
A two- or sometimes four-wheeled cab or carriage having a low-hung body with the entrance at the back and seats at the sides. Also herdic-phaeton.
1882T. S. Hudson Scamper thro' Amer. 74 Taking a herdick (small one-horse 'bus named after the inventor) we drove to the White House. 1883E. M. Bacon Dict. Boston, Mass. 207 The herdic-phaeton, or herdics as they are universally called..of recent introduction (in 1881). 1884Boston Herald 6 Oct. 1/6 Inquiry among the herdic drivers of this city yesterday failed to elicit any information. |