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noun
A lightweight, open-topped horse-drawn carriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
An open-topped sports car; a roadster.
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History
For the resemblance of the carriages' long, thin spokes to a spider's legs; the name was extended by analogy to open-topped automobiles.
