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