dickey seatn.

Brit.

/ˈdɪkɪ siːt/, U.S.

/ˈdɪki ˌsit/

Forms: 1800s– dickey seat, 1800s– dickie seat, 1800s– dicky seat.

Etymology: < dickey, variant of dicky n.¹ (compare dicky n.¹ III.) + seat n.

Now historical.

1. (a) A driver's seat at the front of a horse-drawn carriage. Cf. dicky box n. at dicky n.¹ Compounds. (b) A seat at the rear of a horse-drawn carriage, typically used by a servant, or (on a mail coach) by the guard. Cf. dicky n.¹ 9a.It is not always possible from the context to determine which of these two senses is intended.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > parts of > seat > seat for driver or servant

perch1798

dickey seat1802

1802 Morning Post 9 July (advt.) The Sociable..may be sold with a carriage and Dicky seat, or separate, as required.

1860 N.Y. Coachmaker's Mag. Apr. 218/1 Let our friend inquire for the sum they pay for dickey-seat and cushions.

1904 Southwestern Reporter 77 814/2 Appellant..fired immediately afterwards—getting his pistol from under what this witness terms the ‘dickey seat’ on the hack.

1978 Carriage Jrnl. Spring 376 Partial Listing of Carriages Wagonette Break, Drop Front Wicker Phaeton, Wicker Phaeton with Dickey Seat [etc.].

2010 J. Boessenecker Bandido 156 Eleven passengers were on board, most inside the stage, and a few riding next to the driver and on the dickey seat on top of the coach.

2. An uncovered extra seat at the back of a two-seater motor car, which may be folded into the body when not in use. Cf. dicky n.¹ 10a, rumble seat n. (b) at rumble n.¹ Compounds.

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1904 Financial Times 20 Feb. 3 A number of other attractive vehicles are shown by this company [sc. Motor Manufacturing Company], including..a phaeton, with a ‘dicky’ seat.

1929 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Oct. 725/2 This body, while retaining the characteristic appearance of the coupé, provides, by means of collapsible occasional seats, accommodation for four passengers inside; it is also so constructed that the boot at the rear can be fitted to take a dickey seat for two more.

2008 E. Smith Great Western Beach (2009) 12 In these early days we own a motor car, called..an ABC. It is a small grey two-seater with a folding canvas hood and a dickey-seat at the back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dickey seat
释义	dickey seatn. Brit. /ˈdɪkɪ siːt/, U.S. /ˈdɪki ˌsit/ Forms: 1800s– dickey seat, 1800s– dickie seat, 1800s– dicky seat. Etymology: < dickey, variant of dicky n.¹ (compare dicky n.¹ III.) + seat n. Now historical. 1. (a) A driver's seat at the front of a horse-drawn carriage. Cf. dicky box n. at dicky n.¹ Compounds. (b) A seat at the rear of a horse-drawn carriage, typically used by a servant, or (on a mail coach) by the guard. Cf. dicky n.¹ 9a.It is not always possible from the context to determine which of these two senses is intended. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > parts of > seat > seat for driver or servant perch1798 dickey seat1802 1802 Morning Post 9 July (advt.) The Sociable..may be sold with a carriage and Dicky seat, or separate, as required. 1860 N.Y. Coachmaker's Mag. Apr. 218/1 Let our friend inquire for the sum they pay for dickey-seat and cushions. 1904 Southwestern Reporter 77 814/2 Appellant..fired immediately afterwards—getting his pistol from under what this witness terms the ‘dickey seat’ on the hack. 1978 Carriage Jrnl. Spring 376 Partial Listing of Carriages Wagonette Break, Drop Front Wicker Phaeton, Wicker Phaeton with Dickey Seat [etc.]. 2010 J. Boessenecker Bandido 156 Eleven passengers were on board, most inside the stage, and a few riding next to the driver and on the dickey seat on top of the coach. 2. An uncovered extra seat at the back of a two-seater motor car, which may be folded into the body when not in use. Cf. dicky n.¹ 10a, rumble seat n. (b) at rumble n.¹ Compounds. ΚΠ 1904 Financial Times 20 Feb. 3 A number of other attractive vehicles are shown by this company [sc. Motor Manufacturing Company], including..a phaeton, with a ‘dicky’ seat. 1929 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Oct. 725/2 This body, while retaining the characteristic appearance of the coupé, provides, by means of collapsible occasional seats, accommodation for four passengers inside; it is also so constructed that the boot at the rear can be fitted to take a dickey seat for two more. 2008 E. Smith Great Western Beach (2009) 12 In these early days we own a motor car, called..an ABC. It is a small grey two-seater with a folding canvas hood and a dickey-seat at the back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
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