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kittereen|kɪtəˈriːn|
Also kittar-, kitur-.
[Origin unascertained.
The statement in Gardener's Hist. Jamaica (1873) 163, that it was named from being made at Kettering, proves to be unfounded; that in quot. 1880 is prob. not more reliable.]
A kind of covered vehicle. †a. In West of Eng., A kind of omnibus (obs.). b. In West Indies, A kind of one-horse chaise or buggy.
1792Descr. Kentucky 42 In 1787 were exported Chaises 40, Kittareens 10, Sulkeys 7. 1831J. Porter Sir E. Seaward's Narr. II. 336, I desired Drake to..hire a kittereen—a sort of one-horse chaise. 1865R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. Introd. 14 Within my own memory [born 1807] the ordinary means of travelling from Penzance to Plymouth was a van called a ‘kitterine’, and three days were occupied in the journey. 1880J. W. in W. Cornw. Gloss. s.v., The Kit-Tereen was an open car that ran between Penzance and Truro, set up by Christopher Treen. [Jago adds Kit Treen.] 1885A. Brassey The Trades 224 We..packed ourselves into buggies..the body being in some cases sheltered by a movable hood, when they are called ‘Kittereens’. |