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roadster

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roadster  \Road"ster\,  n. 
  1.  (Naut.)  A  clumsy  vessel  that  works  its  way  from  one 
  anchorage  to  another  by  means  of  the  tides.  --Ham.  Nav. 
  Encyc. 
 
  2.  A  horse  that  is  accustomed  to  traveling  on  the  high  road, 
  or  is  suitable  for  use  on  ordinary  roads. 
 
  A  sound,  swift,  well-fed  hunter  and  roadster. 
  --Thackeray. 
 
  3.  A  bicycle  or  tricycle  adapted  for  common  roads  rather  than 
  for  the  racing  track. 
 
  4.  One  who  drives  much  a  coach  driver.  [Eng.] 
 
  5.  A  hunter  who  keeps  to  the  roads  instead  of  following  the 
  hounds  across  country.  [Eng.  Slang.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  roadster 
  n  1:  an  open  automobile  having  a  front  seat  and  a  rumble  seat 
  [syn:  {runabout},  {two-seater}] 
  2:  a  small  lightweight  carriage;  drawn  by  a  single  horse  [syn: 
  {buggy}]




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