单词 | rumble seat |
释义 | > as lemmasrumble seat rumble seat n. now chiefly historical (a) a seat attached to the rear of a carriage and typically used by servants (cf. sense 4a); (b) (North American) an uncovered folding seat in the rear of a two-seater motor car (cf. sense 4b) (cf. dicky n.1 10a). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > extra folding seat rumble seat1819 jump-seat1864 dicky1900 rumble1908 mother-in-law seat1961 1819 Caledonian Mercury 21 Oct. 1/1 (advt.) A handsome London-built chariot..with Rumble Seat behind. 1882 S. Austral.: Brief Acct. Progress & Resources 57 A Denmark pony phaeton, with hood, is also fitted with rumble seat. 1897 Daily Picayne (New Orleans) 8 Aug. 11/3 Miss Helen Brice, is ambitious to spin up and down Bellevue avenue in a horseless phaeton with a rumble seat for a tiger. 1912 Collier's 23 Mar. 20/3 She's burnin' the wind out of town in a college boy's car with big May on the rumble seat behind. 1951 T. Capote Grass Harp iv. 95 They'd stuffed her into the rumble-seat of Big Eddie's old coupé and driven straight to the jail. 2001 Automobile June 76/2 (advt.) Fresh repaint and new chrome trim. Rumble seat. New MoT. Leathercloth trim. Drives beautifully. < as lemmas |
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