sidecarn.
/ˈsʌɪdkɑː/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌkɑr/ 1. A light horse-drawn vehicle formerly used in Ireland, with seats facing to the sides; = jaunting-car n. Now historical.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > with seats facing the side
jaunting-car1805
sidecar1845
outside car1849
outsider1900
1845 Times 16 July 7/4 I came with him on his side car the day of the fair.
1881 Macmillan's Mag. 44 388 Mrs. Roche wore a silk dress on Sunday and drove to mass on her ‘side car’.
1963 ‘A. Bridge’ Dangerous Islands ix. 140 The Irish side-car, now almost extinct, is one of the least comfortable vehicles imaginable. The driver sits easily foursquare behind the horse, but the passengers perch on two long seats with a high back between them, parallel with the direction of the vehicle—and since side-cars are now never used except on very rough roads, they are jerked about, clinging to the back between the seats.
2001 J. C. Roy Fields of Athenry ii. 32 I saw him earn a few shillings at weddings and country fairs with his sidecar, giving rides.
2. A small, low, one-wheeled vehicle designed to be attached to one side of a motorcycle, typically to carry a passenger. Also: a similar vehicle attached to a bicycle.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > with sidecar > sidecar
sidecar1903
basket-car1922
1903 Hardwareman 13 June 520/1 The side car is..the most sociable attachment for a motor bicycle.
1913 Pop. Mech. Nov. 647/2 Sidecar hoods with celluloid windows in front are coming into use in England to protect sidecar passengers from rain.
1951 T. Sterling House without Door ii. 12 He sat on a bicycle which had a large white sidecar.
1978 J. Irving World according to Garp i. 17 The pilot hurried to have Garp transferred to the sidecar of a medic's motorcycle.
2014 Times (Nexis) 12 July (Weekend section) 31 The advantage of this motorbike tour is that, even with sidecars, we can get into places that tour buses can't.
3. A cocktail made with brandy, orange liqueur, and lemon juice.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > brandy cocktail
flesh and blood1825
brandy-smash1850
spider1854
brandy-flip1865
king's peg1890
sidecar1922
sol y sombra1930
Brandy Alexander1946
1922 R. Vermeire Cocktails 44 Side-Car. Fill the shaker half full of broken ice and add: 1/ 6 gill of fresh Lemon Juice. 1/ 6 gill of Cointreau. 1/ 6 gill of Cognac Brandy. Shake well and strain into a cocktail-glass. This cocktail is very popular in France. It was first introduced in London by MacGarry, the celebrated bar-tender of Buck's Club.
1928 S. Lewis Man who knew Coolidge i. 61 Mame took a Bronx, and Delmerine took a side-car.
1978 M. Dickens Open Bk. vi. 49 Once or twice at cocktail parties, I saw someone I knew and had to..keep my head down as I cruised the crowd with my tray of sidecars and white ladies.
1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts vii. 83/2 There are certain more standard cocktails—martinis,..gin and tonics, or sidecars—that never go completely out of fashion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
sidecarv.
/ˈsʌɪdkɑː/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌkɑr/ Motorcycling.
intransitive. To ride a motorcycle with a sidecar attached. Also: to travel as a passenger in a sidecar.
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1920 Motorcycle Illustr. 12 Aug. 22 We took along a week's rations... This will not seem strange to anyone who has ever sidecarred in Colorado, as the sport is a great teaser for tired appetites.
1923 Motor Cycle 25 Oct. 665/2 No doubt she would feel small and lonely when sidecarring by herself in one of these ample-looking bodies.
1997 J. Axon Sidecars (verso rear cover) She has been motorcycling since 1956 and sidecarring since 1981.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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