单词 | mammy wagon |
释义 | > as lemmasmammy wagon mammy wagon n. Brit. /ˈmamɪ ˌwaɡ(ə)n/ , U.S. /ˈmæmi ˌwæɡən/ , West African English /ˌmami ˈwaˌɡɔn/ a small open-sided vehicle in West Africa.ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven > other types wagonette omnibus1903 jitney bus1914 lorry-bus1919 mammy wagon1957 postbus1957 mammy lorry1959 jeepney1961 danfo1973 transbus1973 molue1976 bendy bus1978 daladala1983 1957 Times 17 Dec. 9/6 As we drove on to the ferry a ‘mammy-waggon’ full of them [sc. Ghanaian students] was pushed on behind us. 1961 Listener 2 Nov. 697/1 The mammy-wagons are the friendly little open-sided buses which ply, always crowded, between towns and villages, and which have their names painted in bright colours. 1965 W. Soyinka Road 19 Goes into the mammy-waggon stall through hidden entrance up-stage. 1987 N. Gordimer Sport of Nature 197 She jostled between the mammy wagons and the street vendors' jingling dinner bells. < as lemmas |
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