shan|dry|dan

shan|dry|dan
shan|dry|dan «SHAN dree dan», noun.
1. a light two-wheeled cart or gig.
2. any old-fashioned, rickety conveyance.
[compare dialectal shandry a light cart on springs; origin unknown]

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