rickshawn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪkʃɔː/, U.S.

/ˈrɪkˌʃɔ/,

/ˈrɪkˌʃɑ/

Forms: 1800s rickisha, 1800s 'rickshaw, 1800s 'ricksha, 1800s rikisha, 1800s riksha, 1800s– ricksha, 1800s– rickshaw, 1900s– rickashaw, 1900s 'riksha, 1900s 'rikisha.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: jinrikisha n.

Etymology: Shortened < jinrikisha n.Compare the similarly shortened Japanese rikisha (1909 or earlier), although this was probably formed after English; compare: 1910 M. C. Stopes Jrnl. from Japan 28 (note) It is only in Yokohama and such Europeanized places that the word rickshaw is understood. N.E.D. (1909) also gives the pronunciation (ri·kʃă) /ˈrɪkʃə/.

1. A light two-wheeled hooded passenger vehicle drawn by one or more persons; = jinrikisha n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle pushed or pulled by person > [noun] > carriage pushed or pulled by person

vinaigrette1698

kuruma1727

fly1818

jinrikisha1874

rickshaw1879

rick1889

push-push1907

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > rickshaw

kuruma1727

jinrikisha1874

rickshaw1879

rick1889

1879 ‘Bp. of Homoco’ Rev. & Enlarged Ed. of Exercises in Yokohama Dial. Ded. When we're rich, we ride in ‘rickshaws’.

1881 H. N. Shore Flight of Lapwing xxiv. 422 If you engage a Rick-sha here the coolie immediately jumps to the conclusion that you want to take ship, and so runs you down to the nearest landing.

1889 R. Kipling Phantom 'Rickshaw 17 The 'rickshaw came to a dead stop.

1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend iii. 78 He got up presently and hailed a rickshaw.

1978 A. Desai Games at Twilight (1982) 66 I could hear voices calling me as I went running down the street, pushing against people and only just escaping from under the rickshaws, tongas and buses.

2008 A. Counts Small Loans, Big Dreams xiii. 346 Absar Ali was doing well in his cookware business and pulling a rickshaw in Dhaka when business was slow.

2. A vehicle resembling this, drawn by a bicycle, tricycle, or motor vehicle. Later also: a vehicle incorporating a hooded passenger compartment resembling that of a rickshaw. Cf. bicycle rickshaw n. at bicycle n. Compounds 4.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > rickshaw > pedal-operated

bicycle rickshaw1900

rickshaw1900

pedicab1922

trishaw1946

1900 Salt Lake Tribune 1 Apr. 18/5 The rickshaw is attached to an ordinary bicycle by means of a strong steel vice, and can be adjusted in a few minutes.

1940 Pop. Mech. Nov. 653/1 (heading) Motorcycle taxicab latest ‘rickshaw’ for Shanghai.

1958 Times 16 Apr. 9/5 The motorized rickshaw at last reached the British Government pavilion.

2005 C. D. Anderson & J. Anderson Electric & Hybrid Cars i. 45 Three models included a town coupe, a van and a rickshaw with a soft top.

2009 Weekend Austral. 20 Dec. 23/1 And only in New York could you be guaranteed that..you will come across a woman pedalling a rickshaw in your neighbourhood.

Compounds

General attributive and objective, as rickshaw boy, rickshaw cycle, rickshaw driver, rickshaw man, rickshaw runner, rickshaw puller, etc.

ΚΠ

1882 San Francisco Chron. 30 July 1 The rickisha man keeps up a pace like a deer, his body generally bare to the sun.

1892 J. Murdoch From Austral. & Japan i. 133 Pimps in the guise of rickshaw coolies.

1915 G. Frankau Tid'apa ii. 10 ‘Come here. Come up here, dear,’ they cry To the drunkly-waving seaman as his rickshaw-wheels roll by.

1933 M. Lowry Ultramarine iii. 144 The rickshaw-wallah ran away with us, his sandals padding.

1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse ii. 34 Zulu Rickshaw-pullers..emptied quarts of heady ‘tchwala’.

1969 Observer 29 Oct. 29/2 A posse of rickshaw-cycles and cyclists come tearing round the corner.

1973 Country Life 1 Nov. 1322/2 I found myself face to face with a hundred rickshaw-tricycle boys.

2004 I. McDonald River of Gods (2005) xxx. 345 The rickshaw driver looked about twelve.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rickshaw
释义	rickshawn. Brit. /ˈrɪkʃɔː/, U.S. /ˈrɪkˌʃɔ/, /ˈrɪkˌʃɑ/ Forms: 1800s rickisha, 1800s 'rickshaw, 1800s 'ricksha, 1800s rikisha, 1800s riksha, 1800s– ricksha, 1800s– rickshaw, 1900s– rickashaw, 1900s 'riksha, 1900s 'rikisha. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: jinrikisha n. Etymology: Shortened < jinrikisha n.Compare the similarly shortened Japanese rikisha (1909 or earlier), although this was probably formed after English; compare: 1910 M. C. Stopes Jrnl. from Japan 28 (note) It is only in Yokohama and such Europeanized places that the word rickshaw is understood. N.E.D. (1909) also gives the pronunciation (ri·kʃă) /ˈrɪkʃə/. 1. A light two-wheeled hooded passenger vehicle drawn by one or more persons; = jinrikisha n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle pushed or pulled by person > [noun] > carriage pushed or pulled by person vinaigrette1698 kuruma1727 fly1818 jinrikisha1874 rickshaw1879 rick1889 push-push1907 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > rickshaw kuruma1727 jinrikisha1874 rickshaw1879 rick1889 1879 ‘Bp. of Homoco’ Rev. & Enlarged Ed. of Exercises in Yokohama Dial. Ded. When we're rich, we ride in ‘rickshaws’. 1881 H. N. Shore Flight of Lapwing xxiv. 422 If you engage a Rick-sha here the coolie immediately jumps to the conclusion that you want to take ship, and so runs you down to the nearest landing. 1889 R. Kipling Phantom 'Rickshaw 17 The 'rickshaw came to a dead stop. 1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend iii. 78 He got up presently and hailed a rickshaw. 1978 A. Desai Games at Twilight (1982) 66 I could hear voices calling me as I went running down the street, pushing against people and only just escaping from under the rickshaws, tongas and buses. 2008 A. Counts Small Loans, Big Dreams xiii. 346 Absar Ali was doing well in his cookware business and pulling a rickshaw in Dhaka when business was slow. 2. A vehicle resembling this, drawn by a bicycle, tricycle, or motor vehicle. Later also: a vehicle incorporating a hooded passenger compartment resembling that of a rickshaw. Cf. bicycle rickshaw n. at bicycle n. Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > rickshaw > pedal-operated bicycle rickshaw1900 rickshaw1900 pedicab1922 trishaw1946 1900 Salt Lake Tribune 1 Apr. 18/5 The rickshaw is attached to an ordinary bicycle by means of a strong steel vice, and can be adjusted in a few minutes. 1940 Pop. Mech. Nov. 653/1 (heading) Motorcycle taxicab latest ‘rickshaw’ for Shanghai. 1958 Times 16 Apr. 9/5 The motorized rickshaw at last reached the British Government pavilion. 2005 C. D. Anderson & J. Anderson Electric & Hybrid Cars i. 45 Three models included a town coupe, a van and a rickshaw with a soft top. 2009 Weekend Austral. 20 Dec. 23/1 And only in New York could you be guaranteed that..you will come across a woman pedalling a rickshaw in your neighbourhood. Compounds General attributive and objective, as rickshaw boy, rickshaw cycle, rickshaw driver, rickshaw man, rickshaw runner, rickshaw puller, etc. ΚΠ 1882 San Francisco Chron. 30 July 1 The rickisha man keeps up a pace like a deer, his body generally bare to the sun. 1892 J. Murdoch From Austral. & Japan i. 133 Pimps in the guise of rickshaw coolies. 1915 G. Frankau Tid'apa ii. 10 ‘Come here. Come up here, dear,’ they cry To the drunkly-waving seaman as his rickshaw-wheels roll by. 1933 M. Lowry Ultramarine iii. 144 The rickshaw-wallah ran away with us, his sandals padding. 1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse ii. 34 Zulu Rickshaw-pullers..emptied quarts of heady ‘tchwala’. 1969 Observer 29 Oct. 29/2 A posse of rickshaw-cycles and cyclists come tearing round the corner. 1973 Country Life 1 Nov. 1322/2 I found myself face to face with a hundred rickshaw-tricycle boys. 2004 I. McDonald River of Gods (2005) xxx. 345 The rickshaw driver looked about twelve. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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