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Definition of Four-wheeler
1. Noun. A hackney carriage with four wheels.
Definition of Four-wheeler
1. Noun. A horse-drawn hackney cab with four wheels, as opposed to a hansom or dogcart. ¹
2. Noun. Any vehicle with four wheels. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Four-wheeler
Literary usage of Four-wheeler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Fourth estate, the complete body of journalists of all descriptions. This term
is much used among "liners" (Hotten). four-wheeler (popular), a steak. ..."
2. The Horseless Age (1903)
"BUYS AN AIR COOLED FOUR WHEELER. In my disappointment and desperation I bought
a second hand four wheeler, gasoline, air cooled—the same make as the three ..."
3. From Highland Hills to an Emperor's Tomb: (Episodical, Reflective, and by Charles H. Collins (1886)
"6d.; four-wheeler, 2s.; for every additional quarter of an hour or less, Hansom,
... (If hired outside the four mile circle), Hansom or four-wheeler, 8d. ..."
4. Mechanical Traction in War for Road Transport, with Notes on Automobiles by Otfried Layriz (1900)
"... whereas the four-wheeler can be driven at the higher speeds even under such
conditions. The two-wheeler has probably a wider field of utility before it, ..."
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