Note: Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lkies — sulkies … Dictionnaire des rimes
Sulky — For the adjective, see Wiktionary:Sulky. Sulky and horse in Simoca, the sulky capital of Argentina A sulky is a lightweight cart having two wheels and a seat for the driver only but usually without a body, generally pulled by horses or dogs, and… … Wikipedia
harness race — noun a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing • Syn: ↑harness racing • Hypernyms: ↑horse race * * * noun : a trotting or pacing race between Standardbred horses harnessed to 2 wheeled sulkies * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Studebaker — Infobox Defunct Company company name = Studebaker company 100px|StudebakerRaymond Loewy, was used from the 1950s until 1966] slogan = First by far with a post war car fate = Merged successor = Studebaker Worthington Corp. foundation = 1852… … Wikipedia
Carriage — A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse drawn. It is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and… … Wikipedia
sulky — [ sylki ] n. m. • 1860; mot angl., de sulky « boudeur », parce que cette voiture n a qu une place ♦ Voiture légère à deux roues, sans caisse, utilisée pour les courses de trot attelé. Des sulkys ou des sulkies. ● sulky nom masculin (anglais… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sulky — /ˈsʌlki / (say sulkee) adjective (sulkier, sulkiest) 1. sullenly ill humoured or resentful; marked by ill humoured aloofness. 2. (of weather, etc.) gloomy. 3. Aboriginal English angry. –noun (plural sulkies) 4. a light two wheeled one horse… …
Sulky — Sulk y, n.; pl. {Sulkies}. [From {Sulky}, a.; so called from the owner s desire of riding alone.] A light two wheeled carriage for a single person. [1913 Webster] Note: Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harness racing — noun Date: 1901 the sport of racing standardbred horses harnessed to 2 wheeled sulkies … New Collegiate Dictionary
sulky — I. adjective (sulkier; est) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete sulke sluggish Date: 1744 1. a. sulking or given to spells of sulking b. relating to or indicating a sulk < a sulky expression > 2. [sulky (II)] havin … New Collegiate Dictionary
