Tim-whiskey
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of whiskey, a kind of light carriage drawn by one horse. historical
"1778, George Colman, Prologue to The Suicide, in Prose on Several Occasions: Accompanied with Some Pieces in Verse, London: T. Cadel, 1787, Volume 3, p. 225, With Two Act Pieces what machines agree? Buggies, Tim-whiskies, or squeez’d Vis a-vis, Where two sit face to face, and knee to knee."
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More examples"1778, George Colman, Prologue to The Suicide, in Prose on Several Occasions: Accompanied with Some Pieces in Verse, London: T. Cadel, 1787, Volume 3, p. 225, With Two Act Pieces what machines agree? Buggies, Tim-whiskies, or squeez’d Vis a-vis, Where two sit face to face, and knee to knee."
Etymology
From tim + whiskey, from whisk + -ey.
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