Quickshaw

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A taxi. Sri-Lanka

    "Shop-owners tried to entice us into their shops, but we caught a quickshaw or taxi and asked for the nuns' convent. Never have I been so scared as I was during the next twenty minutes. There are no traffic rules in Colombo […]"

Example

More examples

"Shop-owners tried to entice us into their shops, but we caught a quickshaw or taxi and asked for the nuns' convent. Never have I been so scared as I was during the next twenty minutes. There are no traffic rules in Colombo […]"

Etymology

Blend of quick + rickshaw.

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