Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having two or four seats.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A light phaëton, with or without a top, and hung on side-bars with end-springs and with cross-springs extending from side to side, designed to carry four persons.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated) somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical A light American horse-drawn
carriage seating two or four people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a county in southeastern England on the Thames
- noun a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Behind the surrey was the riding party, even more startling than when they had first burst upon Wallie in their bead-work and curio-store trappings.
The Dude Wrangler Caroline Lockhart 1916
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The website is called surrey office supplies, and is the first result displayed by search engines if you type in those keywords.
unknown title 2009
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Arrive by bike, arrive by car, the DeYoung is still the second biggest ripoff in GGP,#1 is "surrey" rentals.
Farewell to the Fine Arts Museums sfmike 2007
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So much so that the vast majority of people never leave their homes, choosing to have their surrogate (or 'surrey') live for them.
StuffWeLike.com 2010
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These people have no idea what the bible says most have never even read the bible, if they did then they must surrey know they will have a special place in hell awaiting them.
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If that works, I want them to put out a fatwa on tandem bicycles, paddle boats and the surrey with the fringe on top.
Guy Nicolucci: The Osama Diaries Guy Nicolucci 2011
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If that works, I want them to put out a fatwa on tandem bicycles, paddle boats and the surrey with the fringe on top.
Guy Nicolucci: The Osama Diaries Guy Nicolucci 2011
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Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09 Cath@VWXYNot? 2009
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“Only if you drive me in the surrey with the fringe on top.”
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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“Only if you drive me in the surrey with the fringe on top.”
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
reesetee commented on the word surrey
But does it have a fringe on top?
September 12, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word surrey
Usage on barouche.
October 22, 2008