horse-and-bug|gy

horse-and-bug|gy
horse-and-bug|gy «HRS uhn BUHG ee», adjective.
1. of or having to do with the period when horses and buggies were used for traveling; characteristic of the 1800's: »

... rusty hitching weights from the horse-and-buggy era (Atlantic).

2. old-fashioned; out-of-date: »

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.

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