BUGGY  , a vehicle with either two (in

England and India) or four wheels (in America) . English buggies are generally hooded and for one horse . American buggies are for one horse or two, and either covered with a hood or open; among the varieties are the " Goddard " (the name of the inventor), the " box," so called from the shape of the body, the " cut under," i.e. cut out for the front wheels to cramp beneath and so turn in a narrow space, the " end-spring " and " side-bar," names referring to the style of hanging . A skeleton buggy, lightly constructed, is used on the American " speedways," built and maintained for fast driving . The word is of unknown origin; it may be connected with " bogie " (q.v.) a truck . The supposed Hindustani baggi, a gig, often given as the source, appears to be an invention or an adaptation into the vernacular of the English word .