Quickshaw
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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