... rusty hitching weights from the horse-and-buggy era (Atlantic).
horse-and-buggy approaches to modern problems. The City of New York is not a horse-and-buggy town (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
horse-and-buggy — horse′ and bug′gy adj. 1) of or pertaining to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile 2) old fashioned; outmoded • Etymology: 1925–30, amer … From formal English to slang
horse-and-buggy — ☆ horse and buggy [hôrs΄ən bug′ē ] adj. 1. of the period in which the horse drawn buggy was a common mode of transportation 2. old fashioned; outmoded … English World dictionary
horse-and-buggy — /hawrs euhn bug ee/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse and buggy days. 2. old fashioned; outmoded: horse and buggy methods. [1925 30, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
bug|gy — bug|gy1 «BUHG ee», noun, plural gies. 1. (in the U.S.) a light carriage, with or without a top, pulled by one horse and having a single large seat. 2. = baby buggy. (Cf. ↑baby buggy) 3. (in England) a light, two wheeled vehicle without a folding… … Useful english dictionary
bug — bug1 /bug/, n., v., bugged, bugging. n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 2. (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 3. Informal. any microorganism, esp. a virus: He was laid up for a week by an… … Universalium
Bug Juice — Infobox Television show name = Bug Juice caption = Bug Juice logo format = Reality television series runtime = 30 min. creator = Douglas Ross, J. Rupert Thompson executive producer = Douglas Ross, Greg Stewart, J. Rupert Thompson producer = Laura … Wikipedia
Bug Holliday — Infobox MLB retired name=Bug Holliday position=Center fielder bgcolor1=black bgcolor2=#c6011f textcolor1=white textcolor2=white bats=Right throws=Right birthdate= February 8 1867 city state|St. Louis|Missouri deathdate= death date and… … Wikipedia
bug — [[t]bʌg[/t]] n. v. bugged, bug•ging 1) ent Also called true bug any insect of the order Hemiptera, characterized by sucking mouthparts and thickened, leathery forewings. 2) ent (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate 3) inf Informal. any… … From formal English to slang
horse beetle — Stag Stag (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
