wagonette

Definition

A kind of four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, normally uncovered.

Etymology

From wagon + -ette.

Example Sentences

• "The cabs here are mostly covered waggonettes, with one horse. They hold four people; the sides have coloured glass, and behind the driver there is a window which is drawn aside when you communicate with him."
• "On glowing summer afternoons wagonettes came full of Americans and cultured suburbans to see the sepulchre"
• "The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity."