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Kate H
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Kate H asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Automobile-related words derived from horse-and-buggy (or earlier) days?

I can think of "car" (short for "carriage"), horsepower, sedan (used to be a covered chair on poles carried by 2 people), rumble seat, boot/trunk ... any others?

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  • peaches
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    Litter, wagon, coach, chariot,...?

  • Khushi
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Well there are obvious ones like wheel, seat, axel, door etc

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    iron horse - train

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